Discuss the careers of julius caesar and octavian. what did their rise to power mean for the republican from of government what

Client’s 13 July Julius Caesar and Octavian were the two most powerful men in the history of the Roman Republic, they worked in unison and transformed Roman Republic into a Roman empire, this is no ordinary achievement. This paper will shed more light upon their careers and how they managed to transform the Roman Republic into a Roman empire. Caesar had made it very clear that Octavian who used to work under him would take control should he die, if they both died then Brutus would take control, Caesar had complete trust in Octavian. Caesar brought about several changes during his reign and before his assassination, his most significant contribution was establishing a new constitution which solved several of the ongoing problems at that time. He not only created a central government in Rome but also suppressed all the armed resistance which was out in different provinces. The entire was knit into one cohesive unit by establishing a new constitution; Octavian was also very actively involved in all these efforts and deserves equal credit if not more. All these goals were accomplished by Caesar and Octavian when they comprehensively defeated Pompey and his allies. The Republican form of government could not do anything significant to stop Caesar and Octavian; Caesar decreased their power and kept increasing his power to become one of the most influential dictators of all time. Caesar reformed the calendar which is considered to be the most important of his reforms. “ Caesar carried out his reforms in the traditional manner, in the centuriate and tribal assemblies, the senate and through edicts. He rarely tampered with the traditions of the Republic; only in his concepts of citizenship and the provinces did his visionary genius truly appear. Despite this moderation, people were more and more beginning to speak of Caesar the Tyrant or Caesar the King, though no grounds for such thoughts were visible in his reforms.” (The Reforms of Caesar) These were some of the most important contributions of Caesar and Octavian. Works Cited “ The Reforms of Caesar.” The Man of the People. n. p., Web. 13 July. 2011.