How did Augustus influence the later development of the Roman government?

Answer 1

he built bridges and aquaducts
Augustus radically transformed the Roman government. He emerged as the final victor of the civil wars which tore the Roman Republic apart. He established his own absolute power, became the first Roman emperor and started the 503-year period of absolute rule by emperors.

Augustus did away with the constitutional arrangements of the Roman Republic. The powers of the popular assemblies to elect the executive officers of state were transferred to the (unelected) senate. The senate, in turn, was turned into an instrument of his power. Augustus came to appoint the officers of state himself. He also created an imperial bureaucracy he was in charge of. He also took control of the Roman legions and ensured that the soldiers were paid by the emperor by creating a military treasury under his control. He also made all the executive decisions. The tight control of the emperor over the state and politics was continued by his successors.

Answer 2

Augustus improved the Roman infrastructure to facilitate the golden age of Roman literature. Writers like Virgil and Ovid wrote many famous works, including a book about picking up women at the race track; imagine that, ancient history can actually be fun to read! With the help of Augustus' lifelong friend, Marcus Agrippa, Augustus built aqueducts, roads, and the first reliable postal service. Augustus was the first Roman emperor, without him Rome likely would have been immediately destabilized by the assassination of his great uncle, Julius Caesar

- Nick Liolios