For example, he was loyal to Mark Antony until Julius Caesar's assassins had been defeated. Furthermore, he was loyal to Cicero and the senate, until they gave him an army, and then promptly turned on them. read more
Augustus, also called Augustus Caesar or (until 27 bce) Octavian, original name Gaius Octavius, adopted name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, (born September 23, 63 bce —died August 19, 14 ce, Nola, near Naples [Italy]), first Roman emperor, following the republic, which had been finally destroyed by the dictatorship of Julius Caesar, his great-uncle and adoptive father. read more