Rome Jin No Monogatari 14 (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Fifteen years have passed since Julius Caesar was assassinated. His adopted son, Octavianus, defied his father's wishes and announced his return to the republican regime. The Senate, grateful for this, bestowed upon him the title of "Augustus" and recognized his status as the "leading figure" of Rome. However, this declaration of his return to power was an ingenious move toward Caesar's ideal of an "imperial government. This film reveals the origins of the imperial system through the life of the first emperor who realized the genius Caesar's vision.

ユリウス・カエサルが暗殺されてから十五年。彼の養子オクタヴィアヌスは、養父の遺志に逆らうように共和政への復帰を宣言する。これに感謝した元老院は「アウグストゥス」の尊称を贈り、ローマの「第一人者」としての地位を認めた。しかしこの復帰宣言は、カエサルの理想であった「帝政」への巧妙な布石であった―。天才カエサルの構想を実現した初代皇帝の生涯を通じて、帝政の成り立ちを明らかにする。