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It is not possible to answer this question. It does not specify what it is that was meant to have plaid a part on the founding of the republic.
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The ancient Roman republic indeed provided a basic model of what became the United States republic. The Roman republic saw the value of balancing power between different sectors of its republic. It was certainly not a perfectly functioning government, however, dividing powers within the government was innovative to say the least. The American republic was a better one, however, the US Founding Fathers saw the value within the ancient Roman republic.
Roman ruling only influenced the American government in the fact that both governments were republics. The American founding fathers certainly studied the Roman government, but could see its flaws and changed them considerably. Many people try to read similarities into the two governments where they do not and can not exist.
ANSWER 582 years passed between theestablishment of the Roman Republic (509BC) and the Roman Empire (27BC), when the Roman Senate conceded to Octavian the title of "Augustus" with which he could exert also the religious authority, the proconsular power upon the Roman territories "not yet pacified" and the High Command of Roman National Army.