Question about Augustus.?

Actually, Julius paved the way for Augustus by familiarizing the Roman people with the idea of a single sovereign whose ascension to power was based on military conquest. Augustus was able to build on that familiarity after his defeat of Antony by playing to the people's and the Senate's fears of another civil war. Gradually, over time he was able to convince sympathetic Senators to formally invest him with powers that led to solidification of his power and the creation of the Princeps.