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Question 26

In what year did Octavian formally return his extraordinary powers to the Senate and the Roman people, in the arrangement that began the Principate?

  1. 23 BCE
  2. 27 BCECorrect answer
  3. 31 BCE
  4. 19 BCE

Explanation

In 27 BCE Caesar's adopted heir staged a formal surrender of extraordinary powers to the Senate and people, then received a new honorific and continuing authority in return. This settlement conventionally marks the Principate's beginning; the other listed years belong to different stages of his rule.

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