Julius Caesar's nephew Octavian 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 ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (NNP Julius) (NNP Caesar) (POS 's)) (NNP nephew) (NNP Octavian)) (VP (VBD took) (NP (DT the) (NN name) (NNS Augustus)))) (: ;) (S (NP (NNP Rome)) (VP (VP (VBD ceased) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (NP (DT a) (NN republic)))))) (, ,) (CC and) (VP (VBD became) (NP (DT an) (NN empire))))) (. .)))
Octavian, Julius Caesar's nephew, 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 ) ) ) ) ) . )
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