About the book: 2011 / In the middle of the 1st century BC, few doubted that the Roman Republic was doomed - brutal civil wars that lasted half a century and reduced the population of Italy by half, brought the Eternal City to the brink of disaster. And the Republic fell. However, on its ruins a new powerful state was erected, which conquered half the world and determined the development of European civilization - the Roman Empire. This miraculous transformation, which extended the life of Rome for half a thousand years, is associated with the names of two greatest statesmen, real geniuses of power - Gaius Julius Caesar and his adopted son Octavian Augustus, who continued his father’s work after the death of Caesar at the hands of the conspirators and not only took revenge on his murderers, not only won the civil war and seized sole power, but also carried out grandiose reforms, laying the foundations of the Empire and achieving internal peace, stability and prosperity. It was from the time of Augustus, who was proud that he “received Rome as brick and left it as marble,” that the Romans deified their emperors - and the first Caesars truly deserved divine honors, having accomplished what was beyond human strength! This book pays tribute to the true creators of the Roman Empire, whose the experience of saving and reviving the State is more relevant today than ever.