Julia is Octavian's only biological daughter. Although the marriage between Octavian and her biological mother Scribonia was just a purely political marriage without any affection at all, Octavian's love for Julia was There is no doubt about it.
Octavian's real love was Livia. When he met Livia for the first time, Livia had already given birth to his eldest son, who would become the second Augustus of Rome, Tiberius Crow. Dius Nero", and also pregnant with the future famous "Germanicus" - Nero Claudius Drusus.
Even then, Octavian still fell hopelessly in love with her. According to legend, on the day he divorced Scribonia, Octavian married Livia, who also chose to divorce.
Tiberius and Drusus' biological father, Claudius Nero, even attended their wedding.
Octavian regarded Livia's two children as his own, but had no intention of them inheriting his status.
Octavian wanted Julia's husband, his son-in-law, to inherit everything he had.
However, no one could have imagined that Octavian lived an unusually long life and ruled Rome for forty years. After Julia's first husband died of illness, he married his daughter to his deputy Agrippa, but Agrippa Ripa also died before Octavian.
Fortunately, Julia and Agrippa still had five children, so Octavian adopted Julia's two sons, Gaius Caesar and Lucius Caesar, as his adopted sons and intended to keep them Inherit your position.
However, the good times did not last long, as Gaius Caesar and Lucius Caesar also died mysteriously one after another after being adopted by Octavian as their adopted sons.
Some people say that Tiberius' mother Livia murdered Octavian's heirs one by one because she wanted to support her children in power, but no one can provide definite evidence.
After Agrippa's death, Julia was married to Tiberius by Octavian. Tiberius was forced to divorce his first wife and marry the daughter of his adoptive father Octavian.
However, Julia's dissolute nature made Tiberius unable to accept such a wife at all. He had no interest in politics and ran to the Mediterranean island of Rhodes alone, where he went into self-exile.
It was not until the death of all Octavian's successors except Tiberius and Germanicus, the two sons of Livia, that Tiberius was forced to return to Rome and became the heir of Augustus.
Octavian and his wife Livia followed a code of frugal, simple and moral behavior throughout their lives and used it to restrain the nobles of Rome, but Julia always went against the grain of her father and blatantly lived A life of debauchery.
In the end, Octavian had to exile his beloved daughter who was accused of adultery in order to rule, but recalled her five years later.
Tiberius then inherited the name of Augustus and named Germanicus the Younger, the son of his brother Germanicus and Octavian's niece, as his heir.
Germanicus the Younger married Agrippina the Elder, daughter of Julia, and gave birth to many children, including the infamous Agrippina the Younger and Caligula.
After the death of Germanicus the Younger, Agrippina was jealous of Tiberius and exiled. Several of their children also died one after another, so that only Caligula remained among the men with the blood of Augustus. one person.
After the death of Tiberius' only son, Tiberius was forced to pass his position to Caligula.
After that, the familiar Caligula was assassinated by the Guards, and then his uncle Claudius came to the throne. Claudius married the young Agrippina, and the Ni who now stood in front of Octavian was Lu also adopted him as his adopted son.
Eventually, Nero became the fifth Augustus of the Roman Empire.
However, not long ago, her name of Augustus was taken back by the Senate. Although Animusfia intervened in the middle and caused the Senate to disappear altogether, Nero had indeed lost the recognition of the Senate.
Octavian sighed.
He sacrificed a lot for his rule and his "Pax Romana".
Octavian killed his family for the sake of Rome.
So much so that in the end he even doubted himself and began to question whether all this was really worth it.
In order to become a "holy king", Octavian even killed the only son of Caesar and Cleopatra, and was forced to cruelly exile his only biological daughter.
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The final answer has actually been revealed. Octavian’s desire for the Holy Grail——the thing he wants to take back even if he kills Rome————
He regretted it, and Octavian wanted to be a "tyrant" even more.
He wants to be a father who can live with his daughter, and he wants to be an adopted son who lives up to his adoptive father Caesar.
So when Octavian reunited with Caesar after answering the call, he was actually quite surprised.
He did not expect that even Caesar would have the desire to realize it at the expense of Rome.
However, after learning about Caesar's wish to inherit Caesarion and Cleopatra who were directly or indirectly killed by Octavian, Octavian wanted to fulfill his wish even more.
Octavian used the name "Augustus" to put a firm yoke on everyone under the behemoth of Rome.
But the name "Augustus" didn't put a yoke on himself.
Nero looked at Octavian's face and hesitated to speak.
Of course Octavian knew what Nero was hesitating about, and why he hesitated.
"You are confused, Nero————"
Octavian smiled and stretched out his hand to rub Nero's silky blond hair.
Seeing that Nero's appearance gradually overlapped with that of Julia in his memory, Octavian continued:
"The Senate no longer recognizes you, the provinces are out of control, and even your uncles and ancestors have begun to oppose you——Caesar probably told you this, and you will face To more monarchs or emperors, even [Rome].”
Nero nodded silently.
"You don't know whether you can continue to serve as Augustus in Rome, so you are so dependent on the governor in Italy."
Octavian raised his eyes and looked at Animusfia.
"I'm afraid he is the only person you can trust now, and you have to trust him. Don't worry, I will not interfere with your freedom to choose your lover——"
Animusfia scratched her head calmly.
"The minister over there is indeed a rare and outstanding talent. Rather, I am glad that you can get his assistance."
Nero still didn't answer, seeming to acquiesce to all this.
"The problem is with you, Nero. You are confused. Even Spartacus is not hostile to you, and you and the governor over there can't tell who is the master and who is the minister."
Octavian smiled to himself.
"But I'm not qualified to call you Augustus? To be honest, I don't want it, and neither does Caesar, so he and I will go against you."
"So, you don't have to feel confused about yourself. All of us seniors and juniors standing in front of you have come to this era for our own selfish reasons."
Octavian gently lifted Nero's hair from his temples and continued:
"We are really not worthy of the name "Augustus". If you feel confused because of this, please help me take away this damn name. You who are eager for this name are the ones who love Rome most." , is the one who really wants to hold Rome in the palm of his hand instead of destroying it."
Nero looked at Octavian with wide eyes.
"Then I'll ask you again, Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus... the names are getting longer and longer. They can be used as a family tree. No. Let’s not talk about those——————”
"Will you inherit my name as Augustus?"
Octavian did not say the second half of the sentence.
Say it and she might regret it.
Nero wanted to turn her head to look at Animusphia, but Octavian's previous voice of "I don't know who is the master and who is the subject" echoed in her ears.
She turned her head halfway and turned it back again, and then she thought for a long time.
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"Hmm————! I am willing to take over the name of Augustus!"
Nero finally made up his mind, nodded heavily and said.
After hearing Nero's answer, Octavian let out a long sigh with a half-smile, making it difficult to understand his emotions.
As if some kind of switch had been touched, the magic power in Nero began to increase rapidly.
Correspondingly, Octavian's aura began to decay visibly to the naked eye.
"Then finally, let me give you a ride, Nero."
"I have one last question...Father."
"What?"
"Why do you talk so much to Yu?"
"Ah......."
Octavian chuckled softly.
"Caesar must have said as much as me - Caligula, I, and then Caesar have been defeated by you. From now on, your enemy will no longer be We are our relatives. I am afraid that except for that gentleman, no one else will explain these things to you."
"And...what do you think I want to achieve through the Holy Grail at the expense of Rome?"
Nero, too, was one of the relatives Octavian wanted to protect.
Only now did he realize the absurdity of himself and wanted to protect his loved ones by hurting them.
It's really early.
At least we should wait until this kid's reign is over before he ends.
