... . 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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... 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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