Leaders & Success Caesar Augustus, The Emperor Who Flexed Rome’s Might Caesar Augustus ranks No. 2 on Money.com’s list of “The Richest People of All Time,” with $4.6 trillion in today's money. Licensing SCOTT S. SMITH 10:54 AM ET 01/28/2016 Octavian was 18 when his granduncle Julius Caesar was assassinated in Rome in 44 B.C. His will designated Octavian his adopted son and primary heir, but none of the leaders of the Roman Republic took him seriously. It was one of the biggest political miscalculations in history, as the kid played them off against each other until he became the…
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