Tate & Lyle and Heartland Food Groups, makers of Splenda, called the study unscientific. Researchers have conducted more than 100 scientific studies on the safety of sucralose over the past 20 years - and they've all declared sucralose safe to enjoy, according to a statement on the product's Facebook page on Friday.
Caesar's adopted heir Octavius, later known as Augustus, rose to sole power after defeating his opponents in the civil war. Octavius set about solidifying his power, and the era of the Roman Empire began.
His maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, and Octavius was named in Caesar's will as his adopted son and heir, then known as Octavianus (Anglicized as Octavian). He, Mark Antony, and Marcus Lepidus formed the Second Triumvirate to defeat the assassins of Caesar.