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The Roman Empire was the first and youngest of the six major classical empires – the more ancient Persian, Achaemenid, Macedonian, Hellenistic (Successor state of Alexander the Great), and the later Byzantine empire being the others. The Roman Empire was founded when Gaius Octavius, the adopted heir of Julius Caesar, was granted control of the Roman Republic in 27 BC by the Roman Senate, and later unanimously recognized as the first Emperor, Augustus. This marked the transition of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire, which lasted for over 400 years, significantly influencing the modern world in many ways such as language, law, engineering, architecture, warfare, art, and government.