Why was augustus is an important figure in roman history? .

abolished the senate and assumed its powers.

greatly increased rome's empire by military conquest.

began two centuries of peace and economic prosperity.

emancipated slaves throughout the empire

aug 15, 2012 - although van leeuwenhoek was not the inventor of the microscope, he advanced it more he loved to grind and focus a new lens in order to see the unseen world. most of leeuwenhoek's microscopes were silver. in a simple but significant experiment (1668), he demonstrated that worms found on