Eight Days that Made Rome: Rome's First Emperor
Presenter Bettany Hughes explores the day in 32BC when Octavian, Julius Caesar's adopted son, stole the secret will of Mark Antony, his most dangerous political rival. The document's release gave Octavian crucial support in the civil war that followed and allowed him to establish himself as Rome's first emperor, Augustus. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EDTMR.Part_.4.mp4" id="1008" src="" poster="" loop="false" autoplay="false" preload="metadata" videopress_guid=""][/video] Bettany Hughes focuses on the day in 32BC when Octavian stole the secret will of his most dangerous political rival, Mark Antony. It is a moment that casts a light on what it took to win in Roman politics, as the cunning, brilliant subterfuge required paved Octavian's path to power by undermining Antony's popularity and giving Octavian the