Rome began exerting increasing control over the region, though, first through traders and advisors and thenparticularly after Thapsusthrough the incorporation of more and more towns and regions into directly administered provinces. Roman settlement at Septem began under Augustus.
As Rome's influence expanded, it began to exert greater control over the region, starting with traders and advisors before intensifying its hold on the territory through the incorporation of numerous towns and regions into directly governed provinces. The establishment of a Roman presence in Septem occurred during the reign of Augustus.