Caesar’s nephew, Octavian, was only nineteen when Caesar died. But he had inherited all of Caesar’s money, because he was Caesar’s adopted son. He took Caesar’s money and threw a big party in memory of Caesar. The party lasted ten days, and the whole city of Rome was invited. Then Octavian gave presents and money to every poor family in Rome. Suddenly Octavian was very popular! The people of Rome loved him because he was generous. The army loved him because he was Caesar’s adopted son.
