An exact copy of the war between Caesar and Pompey then took place. Marcus Brutus abandoned Greece and went to Asia due to the fact that there was a greater force of troops there. Cassius and Brutus faced Antony at Philippi. The first battle resulted in Brutus defeating Octavian and Antony defeating Cassius, and each man captured the other’s camp. Cassius, fearing his comrade Brutus was dead, committed suicide. This shocking event took away the best commander th

Gaius and Lucius were too young to assume their duties, so Augustus waited. His plan came crashing down yet again when Lucius fell ill to disease and perished in 2 AD. Gaius died in battle in 4 AD and Augustus had no other alternatives. He persuaded Tiberius to come back and proclaimed him as an heir. Finally, in 13 AD, he received the same powers Augustus had. Gaius Octavius died on August 19, 14 AD. His stepson Tiberius came to be the next emperor. Succession without fighting had been achieved due to Augustus’ intelligent handling of the matter. Even in death, he achieved something else to add to his long and inspiring list of accomplishments as emperor of Rome (Augustus).

In 23 BC, Augustus became tribune for life, which meant that he had supreme power over all other governors. He was then able to control politics and the military. Sometime between the end of 23 BC and the start of 22 BC, Augustus left Italy to straighten out Rome’s eastern boarders. A few years later, around 19 BC, the powers of consul for life were bestowed upon him (Augustus).

Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, and Antony married in 36 BC. Relations between Antony and Octavian entered a dangerous stage in 33 BC (Augustus). The Roman world was taken over and split between Antony and Octavian. Eventually, the Senate was persuaded by Octavian to declare war on Marc Antony and Cleopatra. Octavian traveled to Egypt from Syria with little opposition. Antony took a chance and began to battle. In 31 BC, they battled at sea at Actium in Greece, which Octavian won. On August 1st, 30 BC, Alexandria fell to Octavian while Antony and Cleopatra realized that they could not flee. They both committed suicide and the wars ended (Southern 99). Octavian knew what h

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