Augustus, who was formerly called C. Octavius, was the great-nephew of Julius Caesar. Due to Caesar's death during the uprising of 44 BC, it was stated in his will that Octavian was to be adopted as Caesar's son. His name was therefore changed to C. Julius Caesar Octavianus (Porter, 2010). Later, throughout his political and military career, he controlled Rome under the title of Augustus (Brand, 2013). This is how the story of a young man who became emperor of the Roman world begins. According to Morey (1901), after Caesar's death, the first to benefit was Marcus Antononus, or Mark Antony for short. With the help of Lepidus, he possessed Caesar's will as well as his documents and his treasure. Antony influenced the Senate to confirm all of Caesar's actions and obtained permission to speak at Caesar's funeral (Morey, 1901). He made a powerful appeal to the people to avenge Caesar's death; so the population stormed into the streets swearing the death of the so-called liberator. With Caesar's papers and the Senate to confirm his actions, Antony remained sovereign to cease control of Rome. Antony's dream of Rome collapsed thanks to the appearance of Octavian (Morey, 1901). From a young age, he was a born politician who quickly became Antoine's rival. He demonstrated a skill that put Antoine in a bad light. By the words of Octavian, he gave rise to false hopes regarding the reading of Caesar's will. The people heard it, but they did not receive the promised inheritances. To humiliate Antony, Octavian sold his own estates, borrowed money from his friends, and paid the legacies Caesar had promised his people so that he could gain popularity (Morey, 1901). Thanks to this act, Antoine was replaced as friend of the people. It grew so quickly that it was sought out by Cicero, who... middle of paper... shared between the Senate and the emperor. The revenues of the Senate went to the aerarium while those of the imperial went to the tax office (Morey, 1901). Augustus laid the foundations of a new financial system to increase and increase public money in the most economical and least expensive way in the history of Rome. Works Cited Boatwright, M., Gargola, D., Lenski, N. and Talbert, R. (2012). The Romans: from village to empire. 2nd edition. Oxford University Press. New York, NY. Brand, P. (2013). Lecture notes on ancient Roman civilization. Personal collection of P. Brand, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN.Morey, W. (1901). Overview of Roman History. Retrieved July 11, 2013 from http://forumromanum.org/history/morey22.html. Porter, J. (2010). Octavian and Antony: the rise of Augustus. Retrieved from http://homepage.usask.ca/-jrp636/CourseNotes/Octavian.html.