Octavian's The Assassination Of Julius Caesar

The assassination of Julius Caesar left Rome without a clear ruler and various people (including Caesar’s adopted nephew Brutus, his general Mark Antony, and his grand-nephew Octavian) fought for power until Octavian (later called Augustus) emerged as the clear winner in this three-way contest for domination of Rome in 30 BC (four-way if Mark Antony’s former ally Lepidus was included). But there was one thing that stood in the way of Octavian’s total rule of Rome: its Senate. It was likely that he would need to say goodbye to his ambition of dominating Rome if he were to openly go against the Roman Senate so he pretended to respect it and in return, the Senate allowed him to remain as consul. He also received extraordinary powers over the provinces