| 21. | That date marks the end of the Republic and the beginning of the Principate.
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| 22. | The principate did not totally do away with the system of selecting proconsuls and propraetors.
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| 23. | This section examines aspects of late tactics that differed significantly from tactics of the Principate.
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| 24. | During the Principate, large vessels of several hundred tonnes'capacity were not uncommon.
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| 25. | Still, beards remained rare among the Romans throughout the Late Republic and the early Principate.
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| 26. | During the Principate, equites filled the senior administrative and military posts of the imperial government.
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| 27. | By the late principate, the senate's power had declined into near-irrelevance.
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| 28. | The original 42 provinces of the Principate were almost tripled in number to c . 120.
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| 29. | The crisis ended with the accession of Diocletian in 284, and the abolishment of the Principate.
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| 30. | He then acted to consolidate the military in preparation to transition the Roman government to the Principate.
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