Octavian's Influence On Julius Caesar

"Et tu, Brute?" Were the last words out of Julius Caesars mouth as he was stabbed to death by his own senate. His charge? Taking power from the senate and trying to rule all of Rome on his own. Julius's nephew, Gaius Octavius, became the first and greatest emperor of Rome because of his strategy, public speaking, charm, effective decisions, and the impact he had on history.
Strategy is one strong point that Octavian certainly had. He was an officer in Marc Antony's army before he became emperor. "Octavian served under Julius Caesar in the Spanish expedition of 46 BC despite his delicate health. And he was to take a senior military command in Caesar's planned Parthian expedition of 44 BC, although at the time being only 18 years old." Because of these expeditions and his later adventures, against Marc Antony, Northern Italy was protected, unexpectedly spreading far over the Alps, and Egypt was added to the Roman empire.
"[The] Senate...bestowed upon him the title Augustus. Octavian was careful not to refer to himself by that title at any time in public, simply calling himself 'principles' or first citizen (Augustus- ancient history)." This proves one very important thing. Augustus was a very good public speaker. He didn't appear puffed up or power craving like his father did. Therefore, the senate was more likely to give him more power.
Not only was he a good speaker, but he was a master of charm, Because he didn't