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Augustus Caesar: Founder Of The Roman Empire

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Augustus ‘Octavian’ Caesar, adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar, was the founder of the Roman Empire, and the first emperor. He became the sole undisputed master of the Roman world. In reality he retained his autocratic power over the Republic as a military dictator.
Caesarion, the son of Cleopatra- the last Ptolemaic queen of Egypt and Julius Caesar- former dictator. Augustus knew that Cleopatra was going to kill him so that Caesarian could be the next heir. Moreover, it is recorded in history that Augustus ordered the murder of Caesarion as per his per his confidant philosopher Arius Didymus who advised Augustus that "too many Caesars is not good". Caesarion was captured and strangled by his captors. Augustus the declared himself ruler
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