If you have loose abdominal muscles, sagging skin and excess fat, a complete tummy tuck will likely do the trick. If the problem is just loose skin, plastic surgeons can perform a skin only tummy tuck. This procedure gets rid of excess skin but leaves the muscles intact.
One of the many factors that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire was the rise of a new religion, Christianity. The Christian religion, which was monotheistic ran counter to the traditional Roman religion, which was polytheistic (many gods).
It was the Senate that appointed a consul to rule the Roman Republic as an emperor for one year. The Roman Republic lasted for 482 years (510 BC -23 BC) until a series of civil wars caused its insurrection into the Roman Empire with a Principate form of government.