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Gaius Julias Caesar Octavianus, son of Gaius Octavius and Atia (Julius Caesar's niece), who born in 63 B.C. The Octavian family came originally from Velitrae, in the country of Volsci; and the branch to which Augustus belonged was rich and honorable. Julias Ceaser adopted him as his son and heir. If we follow Roman history, we find Augustus was a student at Apollonia in Ilyrium, under the celebrated orator Apollo dorus at the time of Caeser's assassination in 44 B.C. Augustus returned to Italy, and now , first learning that he was his uncle's heir, assumed the name of Julias Caesar Octavianus. The soldiers at Brundusiums saluted him as Caesar; but he declined their offers, and entered Rome alone. The city was that time divided between the republicans and friends of Mark Antony; but the latter, by adroit manoevres, had gained the ascendency, and enjoyed almost absolute power. After some fighting Antony was worsted and Augustus obtained the consulship and carried out Caesar's will.