Why Did Augustus Not Create and Codify in Law a Formal

question 63

Multiple Choice

Why did Augustus not create and codify in law a formal mechanism by which all future emperors could be chosen?

• A) Augustus died before he could designate a successor.
• B) Since the Roman Empire was not formally a monarchy, no successor could automatically inherit the previous emperor's power without the Senate's approval.
• C) He feared that establishing a hereditary monarchy would incur divine wrath.
• D) He did not wish to limit the powers of the institutions from the republic that were still functioning, including the assemblies and the Senate.

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