Augustus was Rome's first emperor. Augustus was a strong and successful leader. He lead Rome to 200 years of peace and prosperity know as the "Pax Romana" or Roman peace. Augustus made Rome strong and safe. He always had 15,000 men ready for battle, and 9,000 men ready to defend Rome and the emperor. "Augustus and his legions conquered new territories and added vast stretches of North Europe to the empire". "Augustus shaped Rome to what it was.
"Augustus imported grain from Africa to feed the poor, he new that a well-fed population is less likely to cause problems". Augustus put a lot of energy into improving Rome's government. Augustus assigned a governor to each province. "Augustus often visited the provinces to see how the governors were doing". Augustus reformed Rome's tax system to make it fairer. He also reformed the legal system to make laws for non citizens.
"Augustus imported grain from Africa to feed the poor, he new that a well-fed population is less likely to cause problems". Augustus put a lot of energy into improving Rome's government. Augustus assigned a governor to each province. "Augustus often visited the provinces to see how the governors were doing". Augustus reformed Rome's tax system to make it fairer. He also reformed the legal system to make laws for non citizens.