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Caesar Augustus Essay, Research Paper

Augustus was the first emporer of Rome, and was perhaps the greatest ruler in

Rome s history. Under his rule came prosperity and greatness for the Roman

empire. Augustus was born on September 23, 63 BCE, with the given name

Gaius Octavius. His father died while Octavion was just a child, so he was

raised by his mother his entire life. Octavion led the life of a normal, extremely

wealthy, child of his times. In the morning, to prepare for a job in government,

he studied Greek, literature, philosophy, and public speaking. He also attended

law courts. In the afternoon, he played ball, lifted weights, and wrestled. In the

evening he attended dinner parties with his friends. In his teens, he caught the

attention of his granduncle Julius Caesar. Caesar, the dictator of Rome at the

time, was very fond of Octavian. In March, 44 BCE, Caesar was murdered, and

Octavian s life was changed forever. A few days after his death, Caesar s will

was read. In it, he adopted Octavian as his son, and gave him three fourths of

his fortune, with the other quarter going to the people of Rome. Once the news

of the will had reached Octavian, he went straight to Rome. Though dissuaded,

Octavian was determined to avenge Caesar s murder, and gain complete control

of Rome. Octavian then took the name, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, in

honor of his granduncle.

Octavian had been in competition with Mark Antony for quite some time.

After years of rivalry and disagreement, Octavian joined a political force which

consisted of himself, Antony, and one of Caesar s generals, Lepidus. Together

they formed the Second Triumvirate, or group of three rulers. They planned to

gain complete control of the Roman empire. Their first order of business was to

defeat the armies of Caesar s assassins. In order to obtain money to pay for

their own army, the Second Triumvirate accused over 2300 people as being part

of Caesar s death, and ordered them to be killed. Citizens not accused were

given rewards for every head of those on the list. A free man received $500,

and a slave was give $200 and freedom. This was one of the darkest times in

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