#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

6297.207 - 6312.812 Gregory Aldrete

Yeah, and he later changed his name to Augustus when he sort of becomes the first emperor. And the other thing he does is he hides his power behind all these different names. So, you know, Caesar called himself dictator for life, right? So everybody knew what he was. Octavian, we even have a source that talks about it. It says he wondered what to call himself. Do I call myself king?