octavian

Pseudo-Marius, as the posthumous nickname indicates, was a man who claimed to be the grandson of the famous Roman Gaius Marius. He was active during the dictatorship of Julius Caesar and in the immediate aftermath, where he was executed by Antony. Pseudo-Marius attempted to position himself as...

48 BC - Year 706 Ab urbe condita A young woman, believed to have been carried by two servants, was smuggled inside a palace covered by the same carpets that decorated her royal chamber She's anxious, yes her brother defied the general Yes her brother murdered the roman But that doesnt make her...

As it says in the title. What would be the fate of Egypt, the Ptolemaic dynasty, Rome, and the rest of history had the last pharaoh been born as a boy? Let's call him Cleopatros, and say that his personality is mostly the same as his IOTL counterpart. Let's also say that he might get into a feud...

What if, for some reason, Cleopatra had allied herself with Octavian instead of Mark Antony?

OTL by the end of the civil wars the number of Legions was well above 50. Octavian decided to drastically lower the number to 28. What if he decided to keep a significantly larger force? How big an army could he have maintained and how should he have used them? Even if this prowed too constly...

If Octavian never broke his engagement with Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus and Junia Prima's daughter, do you think things would have been much different? Would it have reflected poorly on him to marry Brutus niece? Would he divorce her just as soon as he had Clodia? Would Lepidus son have...

Let's say after killing Caesar, they kill Mark Antony. Maybe when he goes to meet with them, one of the Liberators panics and does something rash. Maybe Antony gets noticed by a rogue actor when he sneaks out of Rome and is murdered. Whatever the cause, Antony is dead. Without Antony, how does...

What if the cunning Octavian, later known as Augustus, had succumbed to disease before he could begin exerting influence over Roman politics after his granduncle Caesar died? What would be the short and long term consequences of Rome’s first true emperor becoming a footnote? One immediate...

Rome was subject to many civil wars and internal divisions throughout the first century BCE, with different generals and politicians carving out their own spheres of influence throughout the empire. During this time of internal strife, could it be possible that Rome could permanently fracture...

What if Augustus and Livia had at least one healthy son? How might it change the history of the Roman Empire?

Usually overshadowed by her older sister Cleopatra, Arsinoe briefly got a chance to shine during the Siege of Alexandria, when she killed Achillias and put her tutor Ganymedes in command of the Egyptian army, directly below herself. She proclaimed herself Queen and led the Egyptians to some...

If the senatorial people that Mark Antony and Octavian were fighting managed to defeat them and restore the republic fully. Perhaps they pass some reforms that strengthen the Republic and make it less susceptible to civil war and dictators?

So here's a question that's been on my head for a while, but what if Mark Antony died/was killed during his failed invasion of Parthia in 36 BC? Obviously Octavian is now the last of the Second Triumvirate's remaining with Lepidus having been forced into an early retirement by this point, but...

IOTL, there seemed to be a large rebellion in the Roman province of Illyria and its vicinity, at the time of Augustus' late reign. It was commanded by two tribesmen, both named Bato, who led an alliance made up of Dalmatians, Daesitiates, Breuscians, and other Illyrian groups. They attacked...