Octavian / Augustus / 屋大维

Octavian / Augustus / 屋大维 is [[JuliusCaesar|Caesar]]’s adopted heir and the figure who turns the failure of the [[CaesarAssassination|assassination]] into the beginning of imperial rule in 124. 恺撒之死：历史的韵脚，是否已失效？. The episode notes that Caesar’s will named the young Octavian as heir, embarrassing the conspirators and giving Caesar’s memory a new political vehicle.

The source contrasts Octavian with Caesar. Caesar appears charismatic, impulsive, and sometimes clement; Octavian appears colder, more patient, and closer to a successful [[MachiavellianRealism|Machiavellian]] operator. He defeats Mark Antony / 马克·安东尼 and Cleopatra VII / 克娄巴特拉七世, becomes Augustus, and helps found the [[RomanEmpire|Roman Empire]] while avoiding some of Caesar’s more provocative gestures.

Connections

• Julius Caesar / 尤利乌斯·恺撒 - adoptive father and source of political inheritance.
• Assassination of Julius Caesar / 恺撒遇刺 - event that made the inheritance decisive.
• Mark Antony / 马克·安东尼, Cleopatra VII / 克娄巴特拉七世, and Roman Empire / 罗马帝国 - later civil-war and imperial sequence.
• Republican Memory Against Dictatorship / 反独裁的共和记忆 - constraint Augustus had to maneuver around.
• Machiavellian Realism - concept extended by the episode’s Caesar-Augustus comparison.