Explanation: Unpopular Emperors were often deposed by military coups, despite the reign of the Empire being (theoretically) predicated on the legitimizing institutions of the Republic granting power to the Emperor in the name of the people. Nothing beats naked force, though - and a helping of bribery to the soldiery, of course!
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