If we start with 'Julius Caesar's nephew Octavian took the name Augustus; Rome ceased to be a republic, and became an empire.', does it make sense to conclude with 'Octavian, Julius Caesar's nephew, took the name Augustus; Rome ceased to be a republic, and became an empire.'
Julius Caesar's nephew Octavian took the name Augustus; Rome ceased to be a republic, and became an empire.###Octavian, Julius Caesar's nephew, took the name Augustus; Rome ceased to be a republic, and became an empire.