A Biography of Augustus: Augustus: The Rise to Power

With the assassination of Julius Caesar battle lines were drawn between the followers of Caesar and the partisans of the Republic. No one even noted the existence of Caesar's adopted son Gaius Octavius Thurinus, one day to be known as Augustus.

But within 12 years Augustus had defeated every rival and ally to become undisputed master of the Roman Res Publica. Lecture 1 of 2 by Dr. W. Neidinger.