... creating a new type of government. 23 September 63 B.C. marks the birth of Gaius Octavius (better known as Octavian). Octavian's father was one of the elite senators of Rome and his mother was Julius Caesar's sister. At the age of four he lost his father, leaving him in the ... helped prepare him for a political career. [Boardman, 121] Under the foot steps of his great uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian showed his prominence at an early age. Octavian served under Julius Caesar in the Spanish expedition. In 44 B.C. Octavian, 18 years old, was assigned as the senior military commander in .....

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... solidify the senatorial power. Pompey and Crassus, both placed in power by the Senate, were also feared by the Senate. They repealed much of Sulla's constitution and together with Julius Caesar formed the First Triumvirate. This informal collaboration lasted until the death of Crassus followed by the death of Julius" daughter, Pompey's wife. Pompey became jealous of ... Caesar and stirred the Senate against him. This brought on another civil war in which Caesar was victor. He increased the number of Senators using Italians and Gauls, reformed the calendar, named himself prefect of moral...

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