Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh

“ He was only partly satisfied.
"Octavius here treats me with great respect and friendliness. His own people addressed him as ‘Cæsar,’ but as Philippus did not do so, I did not do it either. I declare it is impossible for him to be a good citizen ! He is surrounded by such a number of people who actually threaten our friends with death. He says the present state of things is intolerable." [8]
It was not Octavian's cue as yet to break openly with the aristocrats. The first struggles for his rights were likely to be with Antony, in which the aid of Cicero and his party would be useful. ”

“ One party urged Octavius to go to the army in Macedonia, appeal to its attachment to Cæsar, and call on the legions to follow him to Rome to avenge the murdered Dictator. [1] Those who thus advised trusted to the impression likely to be made by Octavius's personal charm and the pity which his position would excite. Others thought this too great an undertaking for so young a man. They argued that the many friends whom Cæsar had raised to positions of honour and profit might be trusted to avenge his murder. ”

“ But he was also too much in the dark as to affairs in Italy to venture upon such a frequented landingplace as Brundisium, where he might have found himself in the midst of political enemies or hostile troops. ”