This constitutional tradition prevented both Julius Caesar and Octavian Augustus from accepting a crown; instead they had to devise a confluence of several republican offices onto their persons in order to secure absolute power.
这种宪法传统阻止了尤利乌斯·凯撒和奥古斯都接受王位；取而代之的是，他们必须计划出几个由自己人掌控的共和国权力机关的合流，以确保绝对权力。