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‘Never before had a Roman citizen allowed himself to receive the honours and marks of distinction normally reserved for the gods’
Bradley
‘Caesar was Octavian’s passport to power’
Beard
‘There was no better way for Octavian to legitimise his claim to rule than by using Julius Caesar’s name’
Marsh
‘As Julius Caesar’s adopted son, he was hugely popular with the masses’
Everitt
‘After Julius Caesar’s deification - Octavian’s standing was considerably enhanced, for he could style himself as divi filius, the son of a god
Everitt
‘Octavian had no intention of giving up the power he had acquired’
Eck
(appearance of sole leadership was) ‘politically unviable’
Eck