Standing in the Roman senate, Octavian read out the shocking details of Mark Antony's will. It was a devastating revelation that immediately gave the young schemer a major advantage over his soon ...

Meanwhile the Roman civil wars raged on, as tempers flared between Mark Antony, Caesar's protégé, and Octavian, Caesar's adopted son. Repeatedly the two men divided the Roman world between them.

This denarius celebrates the successful conclusion of Octavian's Egyptian campaign. The campaign began with the Battle of Actium in 31 BCE, at the Gulf of Ambracia on the western coast of Greece, in ...

ISBN: 1783462701 Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Life of One of Rome’s Most Famous Generals Courtesy of Shakespeare and Hollywood, Mark Antony ... comparing Antony’s behavior with that of hisrivals ...

Trouble in Egypt Romans feared that Cleopatra wanted the throne for herself and his relationship with her made Mark Antony a hated man in Rome. His alliance with Augustus disintegrated but ...

Around 2000 years ago, the Roman Republic was facing a civil war between Octavian, the adopted son of the great general Julius Caesar, and Mark Anthony, one of Caesar’s most trusted commanders.

Aug. 30 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 30 B.C., Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, killed herself following the defeat of her forces by Octavian ...

She returned to Egypt after Caesar was assassinated and fell in love with Mark Antony. The latter was defeated by his rival Octavian in 31 BC. Cleopatra chose death by snake bite and Mark Antony ...

Octavian the first emperor of Rome who was granted ... This young hero who following clashes with Caesars confidants like Mark Antony and Brutus reached at the boundaries of the Pax Romana is ...