Does the connection between 'Julius Caesar's nephew Octavian took the name Augustus; Rome ceased to be a republic, and became an empire.' and 'Octavian was Julius Caesar's favorite, and he helped him a lot.' lack any definitive logical relationship?
Julius Caesar's nephew Octavian took the name Augustus; Rome ceased to be a republic, and became an empire.###Octavian was Julius Caesar's favorite, and he helped him a lot.