63 B.C.-14 A.D.
The great-nephew and adopted
son of Julius Caesar, Octavian rose
to power when he inherited Julius Caesar's
name and foretune at the age of nineteen. He joined forces with Marc Antony
and Lepidus to form the Second Triumvirate and to defeat the Republican forces
of Brutus and Cassius. With Lepidus "removed", Octavian clashed with
Antony in a Civil War which left Octavian sole ruler of Rome in 31 B.C. Unlike
his great-uncle Caesar, Octavian (who was awarded the honorific
name Augustus) knew how to rule without offending the Senate, which allowed
him to hold power for the next forty-five years and pass it on to his adpoted
step-son at his death. Augustus was the first Emperor of Rome, and possibly
the greatest.
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