Most states have made no advancement on the governance structure of Imperial Rome, inasmuch as most states are one system of governance cosplaying another.
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Augustus >>>>> Tiberius > the next > the next with the small occasional <.
Classic case of succession in autocracies being a Hard problem, into inevitable institutional decay and drift.
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Caesar was a high variance player who lucked out. Plenty of other would-be dictators in Roman history were less successful.
I believe Caesar had significantly more daring than Pompey, however, and this deserves recognition as a key factor in his victory.