After reading "A Brief Guide to Police History", I chose the workings of Augustus Caesar as the most significant contribution to the development of policing. ... After his uncle Julius was killed, Augustus swore that he would get revenge, and made it his duty to reform the Roman Society. ... He divided up his forces into units quite similar to the military or to branches of the Federal Government as we know them today. ... Along with creating a police force, Caesar also made himself a little fire department to take care of all of those crazy Roman bonfires that got out of hand. ... In ...

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The Roman state continue to prosper for two and a half centuries after Emperor Augustus's reforms. ... Also, Romans were not able to maintain their government due to failings in their political system. ... Roman government started out distributing their powers to bishops who lied under the Church, not the Roman government. ... Constantine's reforms (Constantine being the emperor of the East Roman Empire, later the Byzantine Empire) did not stop the decline of Rome but led to its fall. ... Constantine's reform also fail in many ways too. ...

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Romulus Augustus the last emperor of Rome was there. In front of a crowd of Roman people Romulus was beheaded, so too was the Roman Empire. ... Charlemagne was a firm believer that the government should be for the good of the governed. ... He was a strong reformer. ... He then pronounced, " You are Charles Augustus, Holy Roman Emperor." ...

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Many historians compare Hadrian to the divine Augustus, in his manner of modesty, honesty, and a patron of most arts. ... Hadrian gained much favor by dissolving all debts owed to the government on his crowning and providing them with buildings and roads, without increased tax. Hadrian's profitable political tactics also led him to change Roman law. He authorized a reform of Roman law and appointed a distinguished jurist to institute a permanent code by which all magistrates had to abide. Previous to this, the law had been in the hands of the praetors, his reform meant that the law was no...

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The Romans have had almost every type of government there is. ... They loved being involved in the government, and making decisions concerning everyone. ... Their government loving tendencies have caused many, many civil wars. After type of government, the change has been made with a civil war. ... But it all boils down to wanting to be involved in government. ...

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