Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BCE–14 CE) and known as Octavian, was the grand-nephew and primary heir of Julius Caesar, who began his career by serving under Julius Caesar in the Spanish expedition of 46 BCE. Upon his grand-uncle's assassination in 44 BCE, Octavian went to Rome to be recognized as the (adopted) son of Julius Caesar. He dealt with the assassins of his father and the other Roman power contenders, and made himself the one-man head of Rome—inventing the role we know of as emperor. In 27 BCE, Octavian became Augustus, restored order and consolidated the principate (the Roman Empire). The Roman Empire that Augustus created lasted for 500 years.
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