| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The Senate's control over some of the Roman provinces helped maintain a republican fa??ade for the autocratic Principate.[100] Also, Octavian's control of entire provinces for the objective of securing peace and creating stability followed Republican-era precedents, in which such prominent Romans as Pompey had been granted similar military powers in times of crisis and instability.[
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