When Julius Caesar adopted Octavian as his heir:
A) it was acknowledged that Octavian was the most experienced general,best qualified to rule Rome.
B) everyone hoped for a peaceful transition from uncle to grandnephew.
C) Octavian had to fight his rivals and kill his republican opponents.
D) Mark Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide rather than share power.
E) Caesar's enemies plotted,and successfully carried out,the assassination of Octavian.

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Octavian had to fight his rivals and kill his republican opponents in order to establish his position as the sole ruler of Rome.

When Julius Caesar Adopted Octavian as His Heir