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“Imagine you are a historian of Rome. Please write twenty highly charged headlines about the time ranging from when Caesar crossed the Rubicon and returned to Rome until the time when Augustus took power. The headlines should be written in the style of CNN, written the way that CNN would cover politics”

1. Breaking: Caesar Crosses Rubicon, Declares ‘The Die Is Cast’—Senate in Panic Mode
2. Civil War Erupts: Caesar’s Forces Storm Rome, Pompey Flees to Greece Amid Chaos
3. Exclusive: Sources Say Caesar Eyes Dictatorship as He Crushes Pompey’s Loyalists
4. Pharsalus Bloodbath: Caesar’s Shock Victory Leaves Optimates Faction Reeling
5. Caesar Returns Triumphant: Crowds Cheer, But Critics Warn of Power Grab
6. Alert: Caesar Appointed Dictator—Is This the End of Roman Democracy?
7. Bombshell Leaks: Caesar’s Reforms Spark Backlash from Traditionalist Elites
8. Ides of March Shocker: Senators Assassinate Caesar in Brutal Senate Attack
9. Chaos in Rome: Brutus, Cassius Declare ‘Liberators’ Victory Over Tyranny
10. Antony’s Fiery Funeral Speech Ignites Mob Rage Against Assassins
11. Octavian Emerges: 18-Year-Old Heir Vows Revenge in Power Struggle
12. Second Triumvirate Forms: Antony, Octavian, Lepidus Launch Proscriptions Hit List
13. Philippi Showdown: Triumvirs Crush Brutus and Cassius in Epic Civil War Clash
14. Breaking: Antony Falls for Cleopatra—Scandal Rocks Roman-Allied Egypt Ties
15. Octavian vs. Antony: Leaked Letters Expose Bitter Feud Over Power
16. Actium Naval Disaster: Antony’s Fleet Sunk, Cleopatra Flees in Controversy
17. Antony, Cleopatra Dead by Suicide—Octavian Claims Total Victory
18. Sources: Octavian Rebrands as ‘Augustus,’ Promises Peace After Years of Turmoil
19. Senate Bows: Augustus Granted Lifetime Powers—New Era or Hidden Autocracy?
20. Analysis: From Rubicon to Empire—How Rome’s Republic Fell to One Man’s Ambition

Source: Perplexity