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GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR OCTAVIAN THE FIRST AUGUSTUS OF ROME Written by LLA ~70% Disclaimer: This document was not written by a historian and should not be considered an authoritative or academic source. It is intended, instead, to be a summary of research conducted across several volumes and online sources. Bibliographical sources are listed at the end of each chapter, with those from modern historiography highlighted in red and those from ancient historiography in green. The use of sources known to be unreliable, particularly in ancient sources, has been avoided wherever possible. The document should not be considered complete, given the superficial analysis of some aspects of Caesar Octavian's life. CHAPTER I A NORMAL CHILD: EARLY LIFE OF OCTAVIUS (63 BC-50 BC) Born to the niece of Gaius Julius Caesar (daughter of his sister Julia Minor) Atia, the family situation of the young Gaius Octavius ​​was not easy during his childhood, due to the mismanagement of his father's estate (he died when Gaius was four years old) by some tutors, and the support of his mother alone. Atia is described as a shrewd, politically skilled and determined woman, ambitious for her son, whom she subjected to a continuous education and strict discipline1.1. (Adversity Capacity: Discipline-Crystallized Intelligence: Knowledge) After his mother remarried with Lucius Marcius Philippus the little Octavius ​​was not entrusted to the care of his stepfather, but to that of his grandmother, the prestigious …