... as a "wrangling queen" (I.i.50), a "slave" (I.iv.19), an "Egyptian dish" (II.vi.123), and a "whore" (III.vi.67) and being some sort of witch that has made Antony "the noble ruin of her magic". The reference to Mars (the god of war), the opening scene, shows that as a couple, Antony and Cleopatra are like gods and goddess, she being Venus; the goddess of love, who adored Mars ... and eventually had his child. Act I Scene 3 shows how important reputation is and how they see each other. They are ... both insecure, she over losing Antony and he, about getting old and not being a good solid...

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... Lepidus from their triumvirate (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...

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... Thapsus, after which Cato committed suicide rather than be pardoned by Caesar. (1) Almost a year later, in July 46 BC, the victorious and now unchallenged Caesar arrived back in Rime and celebrated four splendid triumphs. He sent for Cleopatra and the year old Caesarion and established them in a luxurious villa across the Tiber from Rome. His program for accomplishing these goals, both what he actually achieved ... 44 BC, Caesar was named dictator perpetuus. On February 15, at the feast of Lupercalia, Caesar wore his purple garb for the first time in public. At the public festival, Anto...

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... growing support of the Roman people, Octavian declared war on Antony, to secure power for himself. The two forces, Octavian's navy commanded by Marcus Agrippa, and Antony and Cleopatra's navy, met at the battle of Actium on September 2, 31 BC. Agrippa, a very capable general and a good friend of Octavian, commanded 260 light ships, while Antony commanded 220 heavy ships (Encarta "Actium"). The battle raged ... on for a very long time, and was beginning to look like a stalemate, when the Egyptian fleet ... withdrew. Agrippa's fleet crushed the remnants of Antony's fleet, who survived and...

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... . Two men were the natural choices to take over: Marc Antony, Caesar's right-hand man, or Octavian, Caesar's relative by blood. Antony, who was in Egypt recovering from war in Parthia, fell in love with Cleopatra (Queen of Egypt). Rumors circulated regarding those two and their plans for Rome; one of which included Cleopatra becoming Queen of Rome. Octavian, when alerted of these rumors ... , declared war on Cleopatra. After Octavian defeated her fleet, Cleopatra and Antony killed themselves, ending the argument over who should rule Rome. Octavian was in a ... major bind. He was the most...

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... of Julius Caesar, and was named in the latter's will as his principal heir. After the murder of Julius Caesar by his close comrade, Brutus and his partner Cassius, the young Octavianus proceeded to Rome to gain possession of his inheritance. He allied himself with Mark Antony, by which it ... not long till Augustus and Antony did not see eye to eye. Augustus soon won over his troops and the Romans by convincing them that Antony was plotting with Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, and in 31 B.C his forces defeated those of Antony at the battle of Actium . As a result Antony and Cleopatra com...

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... Caesar's will, he had adopted Octavian as his son. Octavian rushed back to Rome to find that Mark Antony and Aemilius Lepidus had taken over Caesar's position. Octavian refused to accept the matter; Octavian started winning many of Caesar's followers and supports. Realizing Octavian's popularity, Antony left Rome to take command in northern Italy in November 44 B.C. Recognizing the opportunity, Octavian marched with his ... the west. [Scarre, 17] For a few years there existed a truce between them. During that time, Anthony paid attention to his romance with Cleopatra, while Octavian imp...

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... as tenant farmers or hired hands. Because the upper classes had enough wealth to buy the abandoned land cheap and slaves provided labor, they transformed the area into large plantations and cattle ranches. This divided the classes more sharply into the poor landless and the wealthy landed. Tiberius Gracchus became tribune on a program of land reform. His basic idea was that the ... army against Rome to regain command of the war against Mithridates in Asia from Marius. After Sulla departed to fight in Asia, Marius retook Rome by force, outlawed Sulla and massacred his senatorial oppositi...

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... to out maneuver Pompey. Pompey fled to Greece and Caesar, in three months, Caesar became the master of Italy, Spain, and the key port Massalia. Around October 48 BCE, Caesar landed in Alexandria and became captivated by Cleopatra, the, then ruling Queen of Alexandria, who was highly intelligent and well educated. They, together, became the king and queen of Egypt. Julius Caesar came to Rome ... in October 47 BCE and publicized the victory of his expeditions, with the slogan, "Veni, Vidi, Vici" (I came, I saw, I overcame). ... Caesar then settled the problems of the local mismanagements ...

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