History
Octavius,[4] also known as Octavian[2] or Augustus, was the foster son of Julius Caesar, Consul then Dictator.
After "Julius Caesar"'s "assassination", Augustus battled for control of Rome,[1][3] along Marc Antony, opposing Brutus and Cassius. As the Roman fleets clashed, Marc Antony's lover and queen of Egypt Cleopatra sent Serapion in command of a fleet to assist Marc Antony, but Serapion was bribed into joining Brutus and Cassius. Enraged, Marc Antony crushed both enemy fleets and sailed to confront Cleopatra at Alexandria, encouraged by Octavian. Octavian, intending to rule alone, used Marc Antony's relation to Cleopatra to rally Rome behind him as sole ruler, but the news of the Parthians invading Syria cause the Romans to ask for Marc Antony's skills. Later, as CLeopatra and Marc Antony were about to marry, Octavian once again rallied the Romans against him. Marc Antony confronted Octavian in Rome, but soon fled with Cleopatra as a Roman mob intended to slay them both.[1]
Later accounts would state that in events involving Marc Antony, he would have a role in Cleopatra's demise.[4]
Augustus proclaimed himself Rome's first emperor in 27 BC.[3]See Also
- 1 appearance(s) of Gaius Octavius (Earth-616)
- 6 mention(s) of Gaius Octavius (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Gaius Octavius (Earth-616)