translate English to German: Antony, who had been as of late drifting from Caesar, capitalized on the grief of the Roman mob and threatened to unleash them on the Optimates , perhaps with the intent of taking control of Rome himself. But Caesar named his grand nephew Gaius Octavian sole heir of his vast fortune, giving Octavius both the immensely powerful Caesar name and control of one of the largest amounts of money in the Republic.
Seit der Zeit Kaiser Hadrians war Caesar der Titel des Zweiten in der Hierarchie, des designierten Nachfolgers des „ Augustus “ titulierten Kaisers.