OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS ROMAN EMPIRE HOME PAGE CHAPTER PORTRAIT GALLERY SECTION BRITISH LONDON GAIUS JULIUS OCTAVIUS THE FUTURE EMPEROR AUGUSTUS EQUESTRIAN FAMILY GAIUS OCTAVIUS ROME 23 SEPTEMBER 63 BC IN THE FAMILY DIED MOTHER THE MORE DISTINGUISHED DAUGHTER SISTER JULIUS SHORT STATURE HANDSOME POSSESSED COMMODITY SO RARE RULERS SUFFERED BAD TEETH GENERALLY BODY SPOTS BIRTHMARKS SCATTERED CHEST CHARACTER CRUEL MILD LATER ON MIGHT JUST BE POSITION THE NEED BRUTALITY RUTHLESS GOOD SENSE PARTICULAR FONDNESS PLAYING MONEY UNFAITHFUL WIFE LIVIA DRUSILLA DEEPLY DEVOTED PUBLIC MORAL STRICT PONTIFEX THE AGE FIFTEEN EXILED CAESAR SPANISH EXPEDITION 46 BC WAS TO SENIOR MILITARY COMMAND PLANNED FRIENDS MARCUS AGRIPPA MARCUS SALVIDIENUS RUFUS APOLLONIA EPIRUS ACADEMIC MILITARY STUDIES REACHED ONCE LEARNING THE WAY NO DOUBT DESIRE POWER THE HANDS MARK ANTONY AEMILIUS LEPIDUS COMPROMISE REFUSED ACCEPT DETERMINED STAND SOON WINNING FAILED MARC ANTONY HAND OVER ASSETS THEREFORE FORCED LEGACIES THE ROMAN WHATEVER FUNDS ABLE RAISE HIMSELF DONE HELPED STANDING PEOPLE PRIMARY RIVAL STATUS THE SUMMER 44 BC THE SENATE INFAMOUS CICERO SAW YOUNG USEFUL ANTONY LEFT TAKE COMMAND NORTHERN DISPATCHED BLESSING MAKE WAR MUTINA RETREAT LOST CONTROL CONSULS IN AUGUST 43 BC MONTHS LEPIDUS BOLOGNA THE TRIUMVIRATE AGREEMENT BETWEEN POWERFUL CUT OFF BRUTUS CHIEF PHILIPPI NORTHERN GREECE MARC THE WINNERS AGREEMENT 40 BC THE TREATY BRUNDISIUM THE ROMAN EMPIRE DIVIDED TAKING THE THIRD MAN LONGER EQUAL HAD TO THE PROVINCE MARRIED ABANDONED RETURN LOVER MEANWHILE THE DEIFICATION 42 BC ON BEING HOLD THE WESTERN THIS TIME LOYAL ITALY THE MENACE FLEET SEXTUS POMPEIUS POMPEY THE GREAT FELL THE WAYSIDE CONFLICT LIVED OPENLY QUEEN MODESTY ORIENTAL MONARCH 32 BC THE AGREEMENT TARENTUM STRICTLY SPEAKING RUN COURSE CEASED TRIED THE CHARADE REALLY EXERCISING DIVORCED READING OUT IN PROMISED CHILDREN SHOULD DIE IN CLEOPATRA FINAL STRAW NEVER BE THE WILL TRUE DECLARED WAR ACTIUM THE WEST COAST GREECE SEPTEMBER 31 BATTLE ONCE AGAIN AGRIPPA BEHALF FRIEND ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA COMMITTED SUICIDE VAST TREASURES EGYPT ITSELF ROMAN HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE PUT TO DEATH CAESARION IN FACT THE CHILD ADOPTIVE IN ESSENCE DEATH VICTORY MASTERY FORGET FATE ORDER PREVENT SIMILAR CREATE NEW CONSTITUTION HENCE JANUARY 27 ORCHESTRATED CEREMONY THUS SACRIFICE RIGHT BACK ENTIRE SUPPORTERS PERSONAL PROVINCES OF EGYPT GAUL CONSUL 23 BC NAME ARCHAIC MEANING APPARENTLY TERM KEPT IMPERATOR POINT MILITARY ACHIEVEMENT PERSUADING LEAVING ROOM POLITICAL SPAIN DOWN TRIBES IN THE SUMMER 27 BC ILL THOUGHT BRUSH DECISIVE MOMENT CHANGE GAVE CONSULSHIP AWARDED POWERS POTESTAS THE RIGHT CALL LEGISLATION THE POPULAR VETO COMMAND PROVINCES LASTED CONSULAR POLITICIANS GREATER SHUNTED ASIDE PONTIFEX MAXIMUS HIGHEST RELIGIOUS POSITIONS HIGHEST POINT IN 2 HENCEFORTH PATER PATRIAE FATHER ENERGETIC SKILLFUL ADMINISTRATORS THE WORLD EVER WORK REHABILITATION UNDERTOOK BRANCH EMPIRE PEACE UNPRECEDENTED FOOTSTEPS GENUINE POPULAR SUPPORT HOSTING NEW BUILDINGS THE GENERAL CLAIMED RESTORED TEMPLES ONE YEAR GRAND THE THEATRE HOROLOGIUM GIANT SUN DIAL THE GREAT MAUSOLEUM OF AUGUSTUS RIGHT HAND MAN MAJOR BUILDING THE PANTHEON REBUILT WATER SYSTEM TWO NEW AQUA JULIA AQUA VIRGO REIGN SPACIOUS THE PALATINE EVIDENTLY SYMBOLS CONTINUE STYLE DEIFIED WORSHIP PERSON AS WAS THE CASE EASTERN WORLD THEMSELVES WORSHIPPED MOST OF ALL SECURITY GOVERNING THE PUBLIC INTEREST MILITARY COMMANDER ENOUGH COMMON SENSE RECOGNIZE THIS WAS TO DO FIGHTING FOR HIM CAMPAIGN CANTABRIAN WAR THERE HE EVENTUALLY RELY ON ONE GENERALS THE WAR CONCLUSION LACK IMPERIAL TERRITORY CONQUEST LEGIONARY STANDARDS CAPTURED PARTHIANS THE BATTLE CARRHAE 53 BC SIMPLY THREATENING PARTHIA THE DANUBE THE FRONTIER THE EAST HARD ALPINE ATTEMPTS AT THE RIVER ELBE NORTHWESTERN FRONTIER VARIAN DISASTER CLEAR EVERYONE THE RHINE ARMY AWAY REMODELLED THE CIVIL SERVICE PARTS FIREMEN CHIEF FIRE OFFICER SUCCESS LONG LIFE HIS FAMILY THE NATURAL THE EYES OF DYNASTY PROVED UNDERSTOOD OBVIOUS BELIEVED DYING INDEED HANDED SIGNET RING MARRIAGE PREMATURE BIRTH PLANS INHERITENCE JULIA PREVIOUS SCRIBONIA MARCELLUS IN 25 POTENTIAL POSSIBLE DIVORCE EXISTING MARRY WIDOWED 25 YEARS OLDER FORTH THREE SONS TWO DAUGHTERS THE SONS GAIUS LUCIUS IN 12 BOYS TURNED ADULT SONS THE ELDER SON VIPSANIA PROTECTOR LOVED RESENTED THE MARRIAGE 12 FEBRUARY THEIR LIVES CHOICE SUCCESSOR AD 4 SOMEWHAT THE 15 AGRIPPA POSTUMUS THE YOUNGEST SON POSTUMUS VIOLENT NASTY SENT INTO EXILE YEARS LATER PUBLIC LIFE TRAVEL TIBERIUS BENEVENTUM THE LAST CAPRI AFTER FOUR DAYS CROSSED THE MAINLAND AT LAST PASSED AWAY NOLA ONE MONTH THE BODY TAKEN FUNERAL ASHES THE FORUM BULLETIN BOARD