Octavius-+The+Heir+of+Caesar

One might ask, "What happened to Octavius after the play ended?" Another might ask, "Was Octavius a good ruler?" After the play ended, Octavius did come to power. In fact, Octavius was the first emperor of Rome, which changed the government away from a dictatorship. This gained the loyalty of Roman citizens, who inlisted into the Roman Army. By changing the government, having a strong army, and giving the people want they wanted, Octavius started the //Pax Romana// or Roman Peace. Through diplomacy and war, Octavius, who changed his name to Augustus, extended the Roman borders. Augustus built a complex system of roads throughout the Roman Empire. He also developed a delivery network, similary to the Postal Service we have today. Another achievment of Augusutus was creating a full police and fire-fighting force. In addition to all of this, Augustus rebuilt many areas of Rome. He included all of his actions in a book called //Res Gestae Divi Augusti//, which has survived all the way to today. The Romans loved him so much, the honored him as a god, even renaming a month after him (August). He died August 19, AD 14 due to illness. Augustus was succeeded by stepson and son-in-law Tiberius.