Augustine Principate

this is my personal oppinion

1) Augustus came to provide strong and effective goverment at the end of a turbulent era. He revitalized Roman society by curbing corruption, opening up the society of Rome to the equites, and removing the army from politics and the influence of strong-men. He laid the administrative basis for a long-lasting Empire.

2) Besides the above, he initiated a massive program of public building leaving behind such lasting pieces as the new Forum, the Theatre of Marcellus and the Pantheon (built by Agrippa).

3) Probably. But not bad enough to enter the record. His was on overall successful and popular principate.

4) provided peace after a long period of wars, benefited roman middle classes and the equites, improved squalid conditions of Roman poor, stream-lined the administration and bureucracy, curbed corruption.

5) It has been covered sufficiently above.

6) Savior from whom?

7) Not the sole one, definetely one of the most important.

I would like to refer people to read the "common features of major human institutions" thread (in the same section as this one). If indeed the modern state, Catholic church and corporation are all derived from the structure of the Roman Empire, then Augustus, as one of the (if not the one) main architects of the imperial structure, becomes one of the greatest, most influential men in history, even more so than he is usually given credit to.