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Line 9: − ==Following Caesar’s Death== − Upon his adoption, Octavian adopted his full name, Caius Iulius Caesar Octavianus, taking his adoptive father’s name and using his own as an adjectival ending, in the Roman tradition. The new “Caesar,” as he quickly came to call himself, immediately pushed for Caesar’s will to be enforced, and his money to be distributed to the citizens. He also called for his “father,” Julius Caesar, to be deified by the Senate. As Caesar had become posthumously more popular with the plebeian class after learning that they were the beneficiaries of Caesar’s will, the citizens of Rome clamored until the Senate acceded to the demands, deifying Julius Caesar, and building his Temple on the burnt remains of the [[Senate House]]. Octavian also succeeded in having Caesar’s assassins, ([[Brutus]] and [[Cassius]]), declared enemies of the state, and also forced the Senate into condemning Caesar’s assassination officially. Brutus and Cassius immediately fled the city. − All was not well, though – [[Mark Antony]] was also attempting to portray himself as the rightful heir of Caesar’s legacy, against Octavian’s own claims. A sticking point was the enforcement of Caesar’s will: Antony felt the money was his by right, but Octavian sought to disburse it to the citizens, as Caesar had requested. The two immediately fled the city, raised armies, and fought a small battle, which Octavian’s forces quickly won, led to victory by [[Agrippa]].+ − In the meantime, Brutus and Cassius, who had fled to the East to raise an army, were returning to Rome to crush Octavian, who had now become the popular favorite to be Caesar’s heir. As a result of the threat posed by Brutus and Cassius to both Antony and Octavian’s designs, the two set aside their differences, and formed a secret alliance to defeat Brutus and Cassius. They sought the financial backing of [[Marcus Lepidus]], and formed the [[Second Triumvirate]] to the ends of crushing Brutus and Cassius, and restoring order to Rome. To prevent their secret alliance from becoming public knowledge, and to raise funds, the three triumvirs ordered many prominent citizens killed, and their property confiscated. Marcus Tullius [[Cicero]] was one such target. The Triumvirate also disbursed Caesar’s will to the plebeians, as Caesar had requested, creating instant popular favor towards Octavian and Antony.+ − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
→Following Caesar’s Death: Made By:Cheyenne
Octavian’s fortunes changed when, upon the death of his uncle Julius Caesar, Caesar’s will was read, naming Octavian as his son-by-posthumous-adoption, not an uncommon practice in ancient [[Rome]]. Caesar had also left Octavian the duty of disbursing nearly all of the money he had accumulated to every [[plebian]] citizen in Rome.
Octavian’s fortunes changed when, upon the death of his uncle Julius Caesar, Caesar’s will was read, naming Octavian as his son-by-posthumous-adoption, not an uncommon practice in ancient [[Rome]]. Caesar had also left Octavian the duty of disbursing nearly all of the money he had accumulated to every [[plebian]] citizen in Rome.
== Headline text ==
== ''~ Following Ceasar's Death~'' ==
The forces of the Second Triumvirate easily defeated Brutus and Cassius at the Battle of [[Philippi]] in Greece. Octavian is said to have not participated greatly in the battle, Antony and Agrippa doing his fighting for him instead. This fostered a rumor at Rome that Caesar’s heir was no such thing, but instead a weak and effeminate philosopher.
Upon his adoption, Octavian adopted his full name, Caius Iulius
Caesar Octavianus, taking his adoptive father’s name and using his
own as an adjectival ending, in the Roman tradition. The
new “Caesar,” as he quickly came to call himself, immediately pushed
for Caesar’s will to be enforced, and his money to be distributed to
the citizens. He also called for his “father,” Julius Caesar, to be
deified by the Senate. As Caesar had become posthumously more
popular with the plebeian class after learning that they were the
beneficiaries of Caesar’s will, the citizens of Rome clamored until
the Senate acceded to the demands, deifying Julius Caesar, and
building his Temple on the burnt remains of the [[Senate House]].
Octavian also succeeded in having Caesar’s assassins, ([[Brutus]]
and [[Cassius]]), declared enemies of the state, and also forced the
Senate into condemning Caesar’s assassination officially. Brutus
and Cassius immediately fled the city.
All was not well, though – [[Mark Antony]] was also attempting to
portray himself as the rightful heir of Caesar’s legacy, against
Octavian’s own claims. A sticking point was the enforcement of
Caesar’s will: Antony felt the money was his by right, but Octavian
sought to disburse it to the citizens, as Caesar had requested. The
two immediately fled the city, raised armies, and fought a small
battle, which Octavian’s forces quickly won, led to victory by
[[Agrippa]].
In the meantime, Brutus and Cassius, who had fled to the East to
raise an army, were returning to Rome to crush Octavian, who had now
become the popular favorite to be Caesar’s heir. As a result of the
threat posed by Brutus and Cassius to both Antony and Octavian’s
designs, the two set aside their differences, and formed a secret
alliance to defeat Brutus and Cassius. They sought the financial
backing of [[Marcus Lepidus]], and formed the [[Second Triumvirate]]
to the ends of crushing Brutus and Cassius, and restoring order to
Rome. To prevent their secret alliance from becoming public
knowledge, and to raise funds, the three triumvirs ordered many
prominent citizens killed, and their property confiscated. Marcus
Tullius [[Cicero]] was one such target. The Triumvirate also
disbursed Caesar’s will to the plebeians, as Caesar had requested,
creating instant popular favor towards Octavian and Antony.
The forces of the Second Triumvirate easily defeated Brutus and
Cassius at the Battle of [[Philippi]] in Greece. Octavian is said
to have not participated greatly in the battle, Antony and Agrippa
doing his fighting for him instead. This fostered a rumor at Rome
that Caesar’s heir was no such thing, but instead a weak and
effeminate philosopher.
== After Philippi ==
== After Philippi ==