User blog comment:Cyrice1/Stormcloaks or Imperials/@comment-4502503-20120713213207/@comment-5284153-20120714074447

It's based loosely off Rome. It won't follow everything Rome did.

For example, Julius Casear was the one who expanded Rome's territory and got it started on becoming an Empire instead of a republic. Tullius on the other hand doesn't seem to harbor any attempts of seizing power and simply want the Dominion out.