On my sixth and seventh consulships, after I had extinguished the civil wars, having by universal consent acquired control of all affairs, I transferred the republic from my power to the discretion of the Senate and people of Rome.
— Augustus Caesar Ancient

First Roman Emperor

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Res Gestae Divi Augusti, Chapter 34

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c. 14 AD (written by Augustus)

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Controversial

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https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Augustus/Res_Gestae/3*.html#3…

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