AR226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Marcus Junius Brutus The Younger, Lex Titia
1 Mar 2016
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The second triumvirate and end of the republic. Two ambitious men become prominent in power vacuum caused by caesar"s death in. Marcus antonius (82 30 bc) caesar"s loyal right hand man. Octavian, caesar"s great nephew 63 bc 14 ad would be the first emperor. Antony as sole consul: convince senate to give conspirators amnesty but also to give. Got hold of caesars will: named great nephew 18-year-old octavian as main heir and adopted son. 38 bc: using imperator caesar he always called himself caesar. Cesarion (son with cleopatra) not legally recognized in rome. After adoption legal in 44bc: called gaius julius caesar octavianus. At first it seemed as if antony would succeed caesar. Even abolished the office of dictator for life. Octavian prevented antony from achieving supremacy at rome. Before assassination of caesar, octavian had been in greece for military training for the. Returned to rome and immediately began to play with new name of caesar.
