... 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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