When his maternal great uncle, Julius Caesar, was assassinated for subverting the Roman Republic ... his great uncle and renaming himself Augustus, Octavian brought down the ancient world ...
Adopted by Caesar, Augustus (c.62 BC – 14 AD / Reigned 31 BC – 14 AD) had to fight for his throne. His long rule saw a huge expansion in the Roman Empire and the beginnings of a dynasty that ...
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didn’t respect traditional Roman values like faithfulness and respect. Octavian also said he was unfit to hold office because he was always drunk. Image caption, A statue of Augustus Caesar.
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