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Luck cannot explain Octavian's rise because saying he became emperor by being lucky is circular rather than causal.
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Luck cannot explain Octavian's rise because saying he became emperor by being lucky is circular rather than causal.
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"In this battle what happens is basically Mark Anthony and Cleopatra, they run away from the battle, and then they return to Alexandria and..."
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"You become emperor by being lucky, okay? So that's, that doesn't suffice. Second is, you can say he was brilliant. Julius Caesar was brilliant,..."
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Rome does not hand Octavian power because he is the best general, the most charismatic speaker, or the obvious heir.
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