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The Roman ____________________ ended in 27 BCE when Caesar's grandnephew Octavian became ____________________ and absolute leader of the Roman Empire . Upon becoming emperor , he took on a new name , ____________________ , which means " revered one " ( ____________________ one ) .

The people were no longer able to ____________________ in the government . There was no longer a ____________________ of power , where government bodies ? checked ? one another . The government was no longer a tripartite , or ____________________ part , government . They were now ruled by ____________________ person , an emperor , who had ____________________ power or total control .

However , Augustus was not a bad emperor . His ____________________ , or ruling , began a 200 year period of peace and ____________________ , known as the ____________________ Romana , or ? Roman Peace ? .