Who were the three main players …

The Emperor, the Aristocracy & the Army were their main players in the political history of the empire. 1) The Emperor: The regime established by Augustus, the first emperor, in 27 BCE was called the ‘Principate’. He ruled till 14 BCE & brought to an end the chaotic condition prevailing in the Roman Empire. 2)The Army: Rome had a professional conscripted army, which was forcibly recruited. Military service was compulsory for certain groups or categories of the population for a minimum of 25 years. 3)The Aristocracy: The body which had controlled Rome earlier, in the days when it was a Republic & remained a body representing aristocracy, that is, the wealthiest families of Roman & later Italian descent, mainly landowners.

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