He tried to give power back to the Senate. The Senate, filled with Augustus’s bootlickers, didn’t want it.
He constantly complained about the Senate lacking initiative during his reign. “Men fit to be slaves”, he notably once called them (in line with his lack of charisma, this made him few friends in the Senate he was trying to convince).
He tried to give power back to the Senate. The Senate, filled with Augustus’s bootlickers, didn’t want it.
He constantly complained about the Senate lacking initiative during his reign. “Men fit to be slaves”, he notably once called them (in line with his lack of charisma, this made him few friends in the Senate he was trying to convince).