I, Caesar
by Lee Burnett, Germantown
Academy, PA
Augustus
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.
Student Work: Warren, Jenny
Ancient Source: Suetonius' Lives of the Twelve Caesars (Vita Divi Augusti), Res Gestae of Augustus (his short autobiography)
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