![]() ![]() Therefore, I plan to describe only a small part of Augustus’ reign, the last, then the principate of Tiberius and the rest, without anger or partisanship, distanced as I am from such motives. īut while the successes and disasters of ancient Rome have been related by famous writers and there was no lack of noble intellects to speak of the Augustan age, until the tide of adulation deterred them reports of the actions attributed to Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero were distorted by fear while they lived, and by enduring hatred once they were dead. ![]() Neither Cinna (consul 87-84BC) nor Sulla (dictator 82-79BC) dominated long, and Crassus (at Carrhae 53BC) and Pompey (at Pharsalia 48BC) swiftly yielded power to Caesar Lepidus (36BC) and Antony their swords to Octavian, who under the name of prince, received a world weary of civil war beneath his imperial rule. Dictators held temporary sway while the power of the Decemviri lasted less than two years (451BC), nor did the consular authority of the military tribunes endure (408-367BC). Vader wasn’t part of the military hierarchy, but his rank still gave him absolute control over every piece of the Imperial Military.§ 1.1 In the beginning, the city of Rome was ruled by kings (from its founding in 753BC) freedom and the consulate were instituted by Lucius Brutus (consul in 509BC). That title truly brought all questions to an end. However, Vader’s new title essentially declared him to be the second most powerful figure in the Empire. Technically, the Emperor held absolute authority as Head of State, Head of Government and the Commander in Chief. So, shortly after the Battle of Yavin, Palpatine gave him the title of Supreme Commander of the Imperial Forces. Palpatine established his Empire on order, and Vader couldn’t carry out the Emperor’s directives if he was constantly being questioned. Vader quickly shut him up with a Force-choke as well and only relented when Tarkin asked him to stop.Īll of this necessitated something more. ![]() RELATED: Star Wars: Darth Vader Never Dealt With Palpatine's Most Obvious ThreatĬlearly, that wasn’t the only time that someone opposed Vader because even during A New Hope, Admiral Motti questioned Vader’s ability to locate the rebel base and insulted Vader’s use of the Force. ![]()
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