 "Rome" portrays Octavian as an emotionless and openly calculating member of the elite, while Suetonius presents him as more of a home-spun populist and a lover of other men's wives (including the wife of Maecenas, which led to their falling out).It is possible that both these portrayals are true to some extent, reflecting different facets of his persona.The eminent classicist Ronald Syme, whose work "The Roman Revolution" has been highly influential in the English-speaking world, famously called Octavian a 'chill terrorist'.