Complex sentence: Under such circumstances the power of the Empire and the Emperor increased simultaneously Note that since pre-Imperial times the Plebeians looked towards a military champion to combat the rule of the aristocracy thus the Plebs supported a strong emperor.
Split into simpler sentences: Under such circumstances the power of the Empire and the Emperor increased simultaneously. Since pre-Imperial times the Plebeians looked towards a military champion to combat the rule of the aristocracy, thus the Plebs supported a strong emperor.