To say the least, he was not a glorious sight upon his arrival at Caesar’s camp. Octavian became ill on the trip and managed to survive a shipwreck along the way. The trip to Spain was not particularly easy. As Caesar’s military conquests began to rival those of Pompey, Octavian journeyed to Spain to be with his uncle on campaign in 45 BC. Octavian began his public career entering into the priesthood, which was largely a political position. His worst illness came in 23 BC, when he suffered a near-death experience which ultimately changed his life and the course of Rome itself. Throughout his life, Octavian suffered terrible episodes of illness including an abscessed liver, influenza and seasonal complaints due to changes in weather. He is said to have had a weakness in his left hip and right forefinger. Physically, Octavian was not particularly strong and he suffered from a variety of complaints throughout his life. As Octavian grew older, his teeth became quite decayed. He stood only five feet, seven inches tall, or perhaps less, and was quite well proportioned. Suetonius tells us that Octavian matured into a remarkably handsome young man with yellow hair who possessed an elegant graceful gait, but often kept his appearance somewhat less than immaculate noting that his hair could be quite messy at times. At the age of only 12, Octavian delivered the funeral oration (the laudatio) for his grandmother Julia, Caesar’s sister, in 53 BC. Curiously enough, Octavian never quite mastered the Greek language despite enjoying Greek poetry and philosophy. Areus, a philosopher, and his sons Dionysius and Nicanor also provided elements of Octavian’ education. Octavian was educated in rhetoric and studied with Apollodorus of Pergarnum, from whom he learned Greek. While his mother, Atia, raised him with a formal Roman education including philosophy, Caesar influenced him the most during these critical early years. Octavian came under Caesar’s direct influence when he was about 4 years old following his father’s death in 59 BC. Octavian preferred to distance himself from that reputation and instead looked to his family’s alliance with the Julians. The family of Octavian had been associated with the bloody affair of proscriptions of Africa. Gaius Octavius Thurinus was born on September 23rd, 63 BC, to Gaius Octavius and Atia, a niece of Julius Caesar by his sister Juia. Through Cleopatra’s love affair with Mark Antony, who had become a triumvir in the aftermath of Julius Caesar’s death, Caesarion was given the title “King of Kings” while she was called “Queen of Kings.” After the death of his mother, Caesario was unable to rule for more than a month due to Octavian ordering his death in late August 30 BC.Octavian born 63 BC – died 14 AD great-nephew of Julius Caesar Cleopatra also aimed for her child to succeed his father. The mother and son reigned together on September 2, 44 BC, until she died on August 12, 30 BC. The Egyptian queen plotted to elevate Caesarion’s position in both Egypt and Rome as she had her younger brother, Ptolemy XIV Theos Philopator II assassinated, leaving space for Caesarion to rule. They stayed in Rome a year after his birth and then returned to Egypt after the death of his father. He was born in ancient Egypt, where he lived with his mother, Cleopatra. He was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. Ptolemy Philopator Philometor Caesar was the only known biological son of Caesar. Pompey and Julius Caesar’s relationship did not hold a strong connection afterward, resulting in a civil war in 49 BC. This miscarriage left her in poor health, and she died while in labor months later in 54 BC. He was not dead but came into contact with bloody rioters at the election of aediles. Plutarch described how she suffered a miscarriage in 55 BC after seeing a servant carrying her husband’s bloody robe. Charmed by her beauty and goodness, their marriage was reportedly happy despite their 30-year age difference. The union was sudden and unexpected, but Pompey was greatly in love with his wife. In an attempt to form a stronger alliance with Pompey through the First Triumvirate, Caesar ended the engagement with Servilius and married off Julia to Pompey in 59 BC. At Caesar’s command, she became engaged to Servilius Caepio. After her mother’s death in 69 BC, she was raised by her paternal grandmother, Aurelia Cotta. The book The Women of Caesar’s Family states that in her early years, she lived with her father first in the Subura and then in the Domus Publica, the official residence of the pontifex Maximus. She was the only legitimate biological child of Julius Caesar. Julia was born to Cornelia and Julius Caesar sometime in 76BC.
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