Caesar's Heir: Roman Hope

Constantinople has fallen, just as her sister city in the west did almost a millennium before. It was thought that Constantine XI had died with no heir during the final assault of the 'Queen of Cities' with no heir to speak of. This is not true, just a month before the arrival of the Sultan's army, he had a son, when he heard of Mehmet's march, he sent him away with his most trusted friend. Octavius, as he had been named, had been taken to be raised near Athens, he was taught the old ways, given access to records of the conquests of Alexander, Julius, Trajan and all others that could be gathered from the imperial library before their departure. Since he had no official surname, though by tradition he would have his father's name, he was granted that which his namesake before him had taken, Caesar.