Fun Facts: Octavian, who would later become known as Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome, missed one of the final battles of Julius Caesar’s civil war because he was sick (I am sure he had a doctor’s note). During his own civil war, he was constantly ill and reliant on his right-hand man, Agrippa, to command his forces. By later accounts, he rarely went outdoors without a broad-brimmed hat to protect his delicate skin from the sun.