Julius Caesar. Then Augustus got a lucky break. In 46 BC, Caesar won the civil war and was named dictator of Rome. To secure his position, he needed an heir. With no son of his own, he adopted ...
Octavian, Julius Caesar’s great-nephew and adopted son, had already risen to great ... In 27 B.C.E., Octavian ascended to the ...
"All the photos were different sculptures of Augustus ... Granted, he was the adopted son of the powerful dictator Julius Caesar. But he wasn't the only power player on the block in the bloody ...