Casca was the first to strike and caused a stab wound to Caesar’s neck. He suffered a total of 23 stab wounds in the attack.
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The title Augustus is understood to translate as ‘the illustrious one’ and, although the title did not grant Octavian him political authority, many historians see this as the point at which his rule as first Roman Emperor began.
Octavian defeated the combined forces of Marc Anthony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium.
On the 16th January 27 BCE, the Roman Senate granted Octavian the titles Augustus and Princeps.
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