Caesar Augustus' implementation of imperial governance is what eventually allowed Rome to conform to times of corrupt dealings and deceitfulness within the republic. Prior to Augustus’ rule there was much disorder in the Roman city-states. Eventually Augustus did bring order to the Roman republic, but it came at a cost. A cost that most historians and historical figures, such as Tacitus, Sallust and Seneca, would argue was too much. Sallust goes into depth of the carnage and moral deterioration of Rome in his reflection of the empire in every aspect. Sallust in his documentary spoke of the early times when the republic, during times of peace or war, maintained its virtue no matter the price. But this eventually changed when Augustus implemented incentives for soldiers staying loyal to him and the republic. This incentive came in the form of monetary gains and rewards. Naturally it's fair to pay a soldier his fair amount of money for serving in the military but these payments took on another tone. From an outsiders' view it seemed like bribery of sorts because there were more incentives to throw themselves head first into danger just to gain more money. It could be argued this is what eventually led to soldiers going to other brutal extents to increase their pay during times of service as described in Polybius’ analysis of Roman disciplinary tactics. With these findings and his own interpretation Sallust argued that “men had learned a most dangerous lesson: that they could gain power and wealth through violence and corruption rather than through virtue and self-restraint.“ These are two very crippling attributes to embrace considering these attributes have lead to the downfall of many civilizations, for example, the Greek civilization. Tacitus also compounded this notion that Augustus was deceitful in the way he glorified his achievements in “The Achievements of the Divine Augustus.” In this book of achievements Augustus pu