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The Roman people allow Octavian to amass power because they believe he shares Caesar's mission to save and restore the Republic.
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"...for the legacy of Julius Caesar. And that's why ultimately the Roman people allowed Octavian to amass so much power. Right? So, remember, the..."
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"...him personally. So, he now has the power of God. The Roman people allowed him to do that because they believed that, like Octavian......"
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"...Why was he so popular? Because he was saying to the Roman people, if I become king, I will get rid of your debt,..."
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"...what I need to do is I need to reinvent the Roman people and you do that by moving the capital from Rome to..."
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"...was not a military genius, but he appreciated that if the Roman people were to survive, they needed a culture as distinct and as..."
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"...people on Italy. And they will eventually give rise to the Roman people. Okay? So it's a very similar structure, the story of Genghis..."
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"...culture, okay? The history, the legacy, and the traditions of the Roman people. And that was what was important, to protect and preserve the..."
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"So she's honored and considered a hero by the Roman people. And what Augustine will say is, no, she's not a hero because she..."
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"...religion of Judaism. Think of Augustus introducing the Iniat to the Roman people, okay? So Constantine wanted to introduce a new religion to unify..."
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"...will be turned into public parks for the benefit of the Roman people So this will demonstrates Caesar's love of his people. Okay, the..."
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"...of saying this is that it was the love of the Roman people that propelled Octavian into power. And we see this in history..."
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"because he was from the provinces, and they were foreigners, the Roman people were very upset by this. Okay? That's the first thing. Second..."
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