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:27:07 Conclusion 303 aspects of the Roman Empire, especially under Julius Caesar and Augustus. One typical passage goes thus: Seldom has the government of the world been conducted for so long a term in an orderly sequence … The carrying out of the Latin–Greek civilising process in the form of perfecting the constitution of the urban community and the gradual bringing of the barbarians or at any rate alien elements into this circle, were tasks, which, from their very nature, required centuries of steady activity and calm self-development.79 Moreover, Mommsen was sure that the