Despite Augustus being a very successful ruler loved by all, he was definitely a totalitarian ruler because there was no freedom under his rule in a political sense. It is very true that Augustus was not a dictator, but he still controlled everything in politics. All voting and public assemblies were controlled by Augustus. He pretended to have nothing to do with these assemblies, but he was the only one who had a say in the government. He controlled the topic of the assemblies and how many votes were on each side. Augustus loved to be in the spotlight, and he loved to be portrayed as merciful. Augustus showed his youthful pride when he stated, “I waged many wars throughout the whole world by land and by sea, [...] and when victorious I spared
