Octavian's Assassination

Octavian had the 26 year old appointed consul for the year 37 b c. That whole year was spent building a new fleet. Agrippa designed and built canals linking an inland lake to the sea. Then, under cover of a dense forest, out of sight, he built and trained a massive new navy on the lake. Octavian needed ships for his war with sextus,. Antony needed ground legions for his invasion of parthia.