History Facts - August 23rd On the 23rd August, 30 BC, the first Roman Emperor, Octavian, who later became know as Augustus Caesar , decided to take out his frustrations on a sock. However, when this didn't relieve the tension, he invaded Egypt and captured Marcus Antonius Antyllus, who had a very famous father. Nope, it wasn't Darth Vader. It was, in fact, the one and only Marc Anthony. Marcus Antonius Antyllus had been sent to Octavian as a peace envoy. With memories of the disappointing sock still fresh in his mind, it was all Octavian could do to not kill him where he stood. Instead, the Emperor dismissed the boy, kept the money and plotted his revenge on the one true Marc Anthony, and his wife, Cleopatra. He got quite miffed when he found out Marc Anthony and Cleopatra had committed suicide before they could be captured. But, as it happens, and as luck would have it, the son of the Marc, often called dipstick by his friends, was s...