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047- Octavius-Octavian

The History of Rome

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Mark Antony, the Son of Caesar

Mark antony returned to rome a few days after the ides of march, quietly reassuming consulship. The first order of business was to open caesar's will and find out how the late dictator planned to allocate his power and fortune. Despite his years of service and loyalty, he was accorded no official place among caesar's heirs. Instead, incredibly, caesar left three quarters of his fortune to his practically unknown and certainly untested, 19 year old great nephew, gaius octavius.

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