| Augustus's birth name was Gaius Octavius Thurinus, but he was called Octavian until later in his life. |
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 | Did you know.. that after Julius Caesar's death, Octavian gathered political support in the Senate as well as military support in the form of legions? He soon was elected to the position of consul! | |
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| I know! And at the same time, others were trying to fill the void of power left by Caesar's death.. | |
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| *This was an alliance where 3 men shared supreme power in Rome. The 1st triumvirate comprised of Caesar, Pompey and Crasuss. |
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| Like.. let me see.. Marc Antony, a famous general, wanted to be dictator. | |
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| He clashed with Octavian until they came to a truce. Octavian and Marc Antony formed the Second Triumvirate* with another powerful man called Lepidus. | |
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| Octavian's friend and general, Marcus Agrippa, led his troops into battle. Lepidus was defeated and his troops came over to Octavian. Marc Antony sided with Queen Cleopatra. Octavian's troops defeated their armies and Marc and Cleopatra committed suicide. |
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| Unfortunately, the Triumvirate began to battle each other for power (and by that I mean BATTLES). | |
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| No.. they didn't actually use guns and look like this... | |
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