Augustus
Augustus The method that Augustus took into the coming of his power allowed him to begin an imperial monarchy and;knl ultimately transform SPQR for the better and the worse. Augustus method of coming into power not only was slow and indirect, but also contained a little bit of luck in his timing. ... These nobles were doing better off now than they were before Augustus so even though they might not agree with him, they were not going to appose him. ... Augustus used a slow and indirect method of captivating people. ... He would then win them over with promises and material goods and needs, “Augustus won over the soldiers with gifts, the populace with cheap grain, and all men with the allurements of peace.