Question: What is the name sometimes given to the first period of the Roman Empire when Publius Cornelius Lentulus Scipio worked as a Roman senator?
Sentence (from "Principate"): The Principate is the name sometimes given to the first period of the Roman Empire from the beginning of the reign of Augustus in 27 BC to the end of the Crisis of the Third Century in 284 AD, after which it evolved into the so-called "Dominate".
Relevant evidence: Yes