Octavian vs. Anthony, Cleopatra
Caesar was assassinated and was a vested interest. The aristocrats of the Senate were extremely dissatisfied with his series of reform measures. They thought that killing him would make all the troubles, but unexpectedly caused more disasters, and brought the ancient Romans, which had already been contradictory, into the new era of turmoil - the era of Anthony and Octavian.
Anthony was Caesar's number one warrior. He had a relative relationship with Caesar in his blood. He was once highly trusted by Caesar and almost became the successor of Caesar. Regrettably, this person only knows that the marching wars are not convincing to govern the country. After Caesar’s investigation, he changed his mind.
The person chosen by Caesar is Octavian. Octavian was only 18 years old and had no name. He had neither experience nor political experience, and he was not in Rome. So when Caesar died, the will was open, and people in Rome were asking: Who is Dawei?"
Caesar chose a yellow-haired boy, Anthony was greatly disappointed, and at the same time was disappointed with Cleopatra. Caesar’s widow did not mention her to leave, let alone arrange for the future of Caesar. But Cleopatra knew that when the moment was not the time of the attack after Caesar was stabbed, the people in Rome were heart-wrenching, and the characters were eager to move. It was a big fight. At that time, she was difficult to protect her exotic woman. She still took the small Caesar and went back to Egypt by night.
And Anthony, who turned from disappointment to anger, said that the country’s Octavian was still on the road, and in the identity of Caesar’s first, he decided to force him to become Caesar’s heir. He first swallowed Caesar's assets, then held a meeting of the Senate to stabilize the situation, then held a funeral for Caesar, and made a speech at the funeral, which made people feel very popular.
When Octavian rushed to Rome, Anthony arrogantly placed his arrogant shelf as a master, and he ignored the request to get back Kaiser’s assets. But it didn't take long for the 38-year-old Anthony to discover that the 18-year-old boy was not easy: Octavian actually won the sponsorship of many rich people, organized a sports meeting to commemorate Caesar, and distributed it to citizens in Rome. Many gifts and reputations have increased.
On the last day of the Games, there was a big comet passing by, and later astronomers learned that it was Halley's Comet, and the Romans at that time thought that Caesar was blessing Octavian in the midst of it.
In particular, Anthony was frightened by the fact that he had intended to take Caesar’s money to buy Caesar’s old department. These old departments said that they would only act in accordance with Caesar’s will and loyalty to Octavian.
In the past few months, there was a conflict of force. In the end, Anthony and Octavian did not make a big fight. Instead, they pulled in a Caesar ministry named Libida, emulating Caesar, Pompeii, and Krassu, and made an alliance. "The last three giants." As for the Senate, it is no longer the scenery. The "Last Three Giants" who have been holding hundreds of thousands of soldiers have been hanging aside and are afraid to move. Not only that, the "Last Three Giants" was established but also took the Senate to open the knife, the name is to revenge for Caesar, to open the killing, take the opportunity to annex the property of these vested interests. For a time, the bloody storm hit Rome, and the aristocrats died.
In fact, at this time, the ancient Rome is basically finished, the long-term control of the power of the Senate was cleaned up, and once again sat in the obedient response. The era of the empire is about to come, the only question is who is the first Roman emperor. It is certainly not Libida. He was not interested in climbing to the high position. Joining the "Last Three Giants" is purely forced by the situation. He is willing to quit early if he has the opportunity.
After Caesar's death, power in Rome was divided by two of his "heirs": Octavian took control of the West of the empire, and Mark Anthony - of the East. Cleopatra's choice fell on Mark Anthony, the best Roman commander in those days. It should be noted that Mark Anthony, judging by the descriptions, was a simple, rude man, a lover of a drink and a meal, which is why he was dubbed Dionysus in the East. Taking advantage of this, Cleopatra was able to present her visit to the governor of the East so that there was a rumor that "Aphrodite herself was marching to Dionysus for the benefit of Asia."
When Anthony called Cleopatra to the first meeting she needed so much, she put off the rendezvous several times, risking that he would finally give up on her. But at that time, on the orders of Cleopatra, a grand surprise ship was secretly built. A huge ship made of precious wood under scarlet sails, exuding a fantastic fragrance, sailed to Anthony at dusk to the sounds of the most delicate music.
When Anthony came to himself from the shock, twilight thickened and a grand illumination lit up on the ship. The commander took his breath away again, and even before the negotiations, he realized which of the two was chief and great. Cleopatra conquered the Roman, using all her female charms, and there were even rumors of witchcraft infusions and drinks prepared according to the magic recipes of Theban priests. The Roman historian Appian gives this meeting the following assessment: “Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, met with him and immediately, at a glance, captured his heart. This love brought to extreme distress both of them and behind them the whole of Egypt.”