Following the death of Augustus in AD14, who became the second Roman Emperor?
Constitution of the Roman Empire Constitution of the Roman Empire The Constitution of the Roman Empire was an unwritten set of guidelines and principles passed down mainly through precedent. After the fall of the Roman Republic, the constitutional balance of power shifted from the Roman Senate to the Roman Emperor. Beginning with the first emperor, Augustus, the emperor and the senate were theoretically two co-equal branches of government. In practice, however, the actual authority of the imperial Senate was negligible, as the emperor held the true power of the state. During the reign of the second emperor, Tiberius, many of the powers that had been
Temple of Augustus, Pula the Temple of Divus Augustus in Rome, the temple was not dedicated to "divus" (the deified) Augustus - a title only given to the emperor after his death. This, the title "Pater Patriae" that was voted to Augustus in 2 BC., and the temple's architectural style, have allowed archaeologists to date the temple to the late Augustan period, prior to Augustus' death in AD 14. Temple of Augustus, Pula The Temple of Augustus () is a well-preserved Roman temple in the city of Pula, Croatia (known in Roman times as "Pola"). Dedicated to the first Roman emperor, Augustus, it was