 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Antony, mumwedzi yake yokutanga kuMabvazuva, akaunganidza mari, akarongazve mauto ake, uye akachengetedza mubatanidzwa woumambo hwavatsigiri veRoma. Akazvisimudzirawo somutongi wechiHellenistic, izvo zvakamuita kuti afarirwe nevanhu vechiGiriki vokuMabvazuva asiwo zvakaita kuti ave munhu ainyanya kuparidzirwa naOctavian muRoma. Maererano nevamwe vanyori vekare, Antony akararama upenyu hwomutambarakede muAlexandria. Paakadzidza kuti Umambo hweParthia hwakanga hwapinda munharaunda yeRoma mukutanga kwa 40 BC, Antony akabva kuEgypt achienda kuSyria kunotarisana nechisimba. Zvisinei, pashure pokugara kwenguva pfupi muTire, akamanikidzwa kufamba nechikepe nehondo yake kuenda kuItaly kunotarisana naOctavian nemhaka yehondo yaOctavian nomudzimai waAntony nomunununa wake. 