Julius Caesar's Fault

Augustus once said, “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marbles.” After Julius Caesar was murdered, Augustus Caesar was given power. As ruler, Augustus decided to attack Antony and Cleopatra because he was convinced they wanted to take over Rome (Republic to Empire). After attacking Antony, the Imperial crisis led to the division of the Roman Empire (Mark). After the death of Julius Caesar, Augustus took power and was pressured by the victory of the Battle of Actium to transition Rome to an Empire.

Julius was stabbed to death by people he thought could be trusted. Marcus Brutus, a close “friend” of Caesar, and Gaius Cassius Longinus, led the conspiracy of the murder of Julius Caesar. Along with many others, they stabbed him

to death (Assassination of Julius Caesar). Since Julius had no children, his nephew Octavian was given power over Rome. Octavian then changed his name to Augustus to symbolize his power. The land was split between Augustus and Mark Antony, Augustus got Rome and Antony got Egypt.
Antony did not make a good ruler for Egypt and the peace between him and Augustus did not last long. Not long after gaining power, he was seduced by Cleopatra, Egypt’s queen. Augustus feared that the two of them would try to take over Rome, he thought they would want Rome all to themselves. Augustus did not want to risk an attack from Egypt, instead he attacked them first. This attack was called the Battle of Actium and it was a big victory for Rome. The Egyptian army lost about three quarters of their men and both Cleopatra and Antony committed suicide (Republic to Empire).
After this battle, there was a time period of constant civil war. This time period was called The Imperial Crisis. In this ginormous civil war, multiple military leaders fought for power over the empire, this led to the division of the Roman Empire. In this time period there was a lot of economic instability and social unrest. The empire was then reunited by Diocletian (Mark).
Augustus ruled Rome after Julius died and he led the transition of Rome from Republic to Empire (Republic to Empire). Julius Caesar was murdered and Augustus ruled over rome while Antony ruled over Egypt. After the battle between Rome and Egypt, Rome began an Empire (Republic to Empire). Rome was then temporary split in two because of a civil war and was eventually brought back to a successful empire (Mark).