What was the nature of power under the principate and where was it located?

Posted: March 21st, 2022

What was the nature of power under the principate and where was it located? How did Augustus organize this system so as to create and maintain legitimacy for the new regime? Finally, what were its flaws, and where (both in time and center of power) do we see it unraveling? Use Sueonius’ accounts on the life of Augustus to support.