What happened to a different republic that slid into autocracy:

Essentially, Octavian obtained multiple roles of the Roman Republic (consul, tribune of the plebs, censor, pontifex maximus, etc.). The Roman Senate became a rubber-stamping body.

"[Octavian worked] through established Republican forms to consolidate his power."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principate#History