I'm sorry, Caligula was emperor when there was a senate. Julius Caesar rejected the crown, but what does that matter? He still was emperor and dictator of Rome. He only rejected the crown to make people think he wasn't greedy. The crown is just a symbol, he doesn't need the crown to be emperor.
He returned to Rome had all the triumphs and told the Senate and people what he would do. The crown was the symbol of rising up to Emperorship which he rejected and then got brutally stabbed to pieces.
I don't know why you bring Caligula out of all the Emperors there were cuz hes like the most unpopular one. I mean he was perverted ( am i allowed to say that? ) and ruled as a tyrant and died 3 years after being crowned Emperor.
Viper I am reminding you of the rules that is not mini-modding I just said the the rules clearly state that you shouldn't use more than one comment/post if they are both a sentence or fragment long.
After assuming control of government, Caesar began a programme of social and governmental reforms, including the creation of the
Julian calendar. He centralised the bureaucracy of the Republic and was eventually proclaimed "
dictator in perpetuity", giving him additional authority. But the underlying political conflicts had not been resolved, and on the
Ides of March (15 March) 44 BC,
Caesar was assassinated by a group of rebellious senators led by
Marcus Junius Brutus. A new
series of civil wars broke out, and the
constitutional government of the Republic was never fully restored. Caesar's adopted heir Octavian, later known as
Augustus, rose to sole power after defeating his opponents in the civil war. Octavian set about solidifying his power, and the era of the
Roman Empire began.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar
Ok maybe Octavian did claim It I dont know anymore, but here it says "Octavian set about solidifying his power, and the era of the
Roman Empire began."
Oh wait
After the demise of the Second Triumvirate, Augustus restored the outward facade of the free Republic, with governmental power vested in the
Roman Senate, the
executive magistrates, and the
legislative assemblies. In reality, however, he retained his autocratic power over the Republic as a military dictator. By law, Augustus held a collection of powers granted to him for life by the Senate, including
supreme military command, and those of
tribune and
censor. It took several years for Augustus to develop the framework within which a formally republican state could be led under his sole rule. He rejected monarchical titles, and instead called himself
Princeps Civitatis ("First Citizen of the State"). The resulting
constitutional framework became known as the
Principate, the first phase of the Roman Empire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus
Says here he restored the Republic.. and ruled as Supreme Military Commander