Temple of Jupiter
Octavian: Rise to Power is an historical novel meticulously based on historical fact. Fiction is used to turn the historical narrative into a probable reality. The following excerpts from the book provide some insight:
Julius Caesar speaks his last words:
— When Marcus Brutus came at him, Caesar said, “You, too, my child?” He spoke no more. —
Octavian is furious with Mark Antony;
— Octavian leaned forward and said in a voice that sounded more like a growl, “Let me make sure I heard this correctly. Antony actually had dinner with Cassius, at his house, on the very night of the assassination!”—
Cicero discusses Caesar with Octavian and others;
— “I don’t know that we could say that we were good friends because we were usually opposing each other on political matters, but even so, I’ll say that he was a good-natured and cordial man.” —
Octavian speaks out after the assassination:
—- Caesar wasn’t just my friend. He’s now my father. He wasn’t just my companion in arms. He was my commander in chief. And most important, he wasn’t a victim of war. He was the victim of godless butchery in the Senate. —-
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