[ WP ] Alternate history : Caesar assassination failed , because Brutus takes his side and prevents Caesar from going to Senate . The conspiring senators are crucified , and new senators loyal to Caesar appointed / elected in their stead . Augustus is not named emperor .

`` For the might of Rome, I do swear my allegiance to the Imperator and the Senate and People of Rome.'' 
 
 I've given my oath. A member of the Ninth Legion. We're to explore the new world to the west, marching onward to greatest glory and riches. 
 
 I, Marcus Quintus Callabrus, a member of the Ninth Legion. It gives me shivers of pride just thinking it. 
 
 In two days we embark on our journey. For the glory of Rome. 
 
 July 1st, 1798. This day will live forever in the hearts of all true Romans. The known world will be ours. 
 
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 We were hailed as conquering heroes, marching to the docks and to the ships that will carry our forces across the vast ocean. 
 
 There were rumours of an attack on Alexandria, a man claiming himself to be the next Imperator. Apparently he was a short man, hung from the walls as an example to others who may divine themselves as a god. It matters little to us. 
 
 They say we'll face the savage across the ocean. 
 
 All will fall before the might of Rome, eventually. 
 
 For the glory of Rome, we set sail. 
 
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 One month into our journey and the men are restless. 
 
 They tell tales of past combat and victories, while the Centurion regales us with his knowledge of history. 
 
 Like little children the men will gather around him to listen, but today he spoke a darker tale. About Julius Caesar. The father of the Empire. 
 
 There was a plot against the man, to murder him and seize power. A handful of senators schemed and conspired to gain control over Rome, but the brave Brutus stood against them and saved the Imperator. The assassin's were butchered in vengeance, blood ran thick in the streets of Rome. 
 
 The conqueror named an heir, adopting Gaius Octavius and placing him as interim ruler. Thus the great Caesar marched his legions onward, conquering North and East, like the mighty general he was. 
 
 These years of war created peace and stability, even after Julius passed in 32 BC. 
 
 Now we sail for new worlds, knowing that Rome holds the world in her hand from Britannia to the south of Africa and east to within view of the last bastion of resistance in the eastern empire. 
 
 For the glory of Rome, we will take the west.
