Roman empire

The Story of the Roman Empire
By: Lucy Yu
The Roman Empire was a flourishing society at its peak, but eventually fell due to many factors including Barbarians attacking, the split between the East and the West, and cultural changes; however, its legacy has stayed with us up to this day.
Octavian/Augustus Caesar
Due to factors including a growing gap between the rich and the poor, military disruption, and Julius Caesar's rise to power and his reforms, the Roman Republic collapsed.
After my father/granduncle, Julius Caesar, was stabbed to death, civil war broke out, destroying the already decaying Roman Republic. I joined forces with Mark Antony and Lepidus as the Second Triumvirate. However, I defeated them as well. I became the unchallenged ruler of Rome, accepting the title of Augustus and imperator.
Roman Empire is now created (27 BC) with one man as its ruler.
27 BC-AD 180 was a time of peace and prosperity known as the Pax Romana. This is when Rome was at the peak of its power.
Many changes occurred in Rome during the Pax Romana including:
GOVERNMENT
I stabilized the frontier and created a government system of bureaucracy. I set up a civil service where I paid workers (plebeians and former slaves) to manage the affairs of government, which was effective in carrying out daily operations like grain supply, tax collection, and the postal system.