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Originally Posted by JMvS
Actually, if we go back to the Roman era, becoming an Emperor had a lot to do with charisma, for even tough he was a God figure, the Emperor was first and foremost the supreme general of his troops (numerous Emperors were acclamated into power by their legions, or conversely deposed by them), similarly, popularity among plebeian was important in consoliding public order.
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That has little to do with his personal carisma and a lot to do with the politics of the emperor. I insist a full legion was made of about 5000 soldiers, addressing all of them directly on the battlefield was nigh imposible. Even on a building built for entertainment like the coliseum it would be imposible to give a sppech to all the attendants.
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Now, to put delenda est carthago as the origin of the Empire is a bit of a stretch, its advent being the consequence of a long organic process.
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I know the empire started late on (when they started having emperors), but after destroying carthage they went into empire building mode.