Why was octavius caesar come to rome

He was born into a wealthy and politically prominent family. Growing up, Marcus Aurelius was a dedicated student, learning Latin and Greek. But his greatest Cleopatra VII ruled ancient Egypt as co-regent first with her father, then with her two younger brothers and finally with her son for almost three decades.

She was part of a dynasty of Macedonian rulers founded by Ptolemy, who served as general under Alexander the Great during By the time the First Punic War broke out, Rome had become the dominant power throughout the Italian Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. Recommended for you. Julius Caesar. The Visigoths Sack Rome. The Death of Hannibal. Hannibal the Child Soldier. Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was a renowned general, politician and scholar in ancient Rome who conquered the vast region of Gaul and helped initiate the end of the Roman Republic when he became dictator of the Roman Empire.

Marcus Tullius Cicero Greek philosophy and rhetoric moved fully into Latin for the first time in the speeches, letters and dialogues of Cicero B. Hannibal In B. By William Shakespeare. Previous Next.

Octavius Octavius a. Although not portrayed in this play , Antony and Octavius along with Lepidus will go on to rule Rome as part of the "Second Triumvirate" the first included Caesar and Pompey As every student of history and Shakespeare knows, that whole "let's rule Rome together" thing didn't quite work out.

Tired of ads? Join today and never see them again. Get started. It is possible, of course, that Antony might have treated Lepidus unfairly, but in fact, it was Octavius who imprisoned the third member of the Triumvirate and confiscated his lands.

Octavius, at times, seems almost without principle. For example, one of Octavius's closest friends, his officer Dolabella, surreptitiously helps Cleopatra by warning her that Octavius plans to take her to Rome in disgrace if she is captured. Cleopatra is thus able to thwart Octavius's devious schemes. She takes her own life and thus deprives him of parading her through the streets of Rome in disgrace — all for the glory of Octavius, the conqueror.

Basically, then, we can say that Octavius symbolizes the world of power, politics, and war. The Rome of this play is the Rome of the waning Republic. It is a masculine, taciturn, and seemingly pleasureless place: fittingly, it is the seat of Octavius's realm. While Octavius's character often seems pale in comparison with Shakespeare's portraits of Antony and Cleopatra, he is vital to the play, for he functions both as Antony's antagonist and as his foil.

Without the dour young Octavius as a rival and as a contrast, Antony's virtues, as well as his faults, would not be so vividly apparent for the audience — nor for Cleopatra, for that matter. Previous Cleopatra. Next Lepidus.