Cover Art of Sandman (1989) #30.
*Inspired by a dream, Emperor Augustus poses as a beggar on the streets of Rom. he ponders the Empire's future, knowing it will only succeed for 10,000 years if it keeps expanding its borders. His thoughts keep returning to his father, his hero, his god, Julius Caesar. Caesar adopted him, chose him, and, in a painful memory stirred by a recent dream, brutally took him. Now Augustus makes plans, his disguise concealing him from the nearly omniscient spirit of Caesar. After his death, his will forbids any further expansion of the Empire and names the first of several unworthy successors. *Source: Back of card