<P> Octavian illegally obtained Antony 's will in July 32 BC and exposed it to the Roman public : it promised substantial legacies to Antony 's children by Cleopatra , and left instructions for shipping his body to Alexandria for burial . Octavian 's forces decisively defeated those of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in Greece in September 31 BC , chasing them to Egypt in 30 BC ; both Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide in Alexandria , and Octavian personally took control of Egypt and Alexandria ( Egyptian chronologies treat Octavian as Cleopatra 's successor as Pharaoh ) . </P>
<P> Octavian illegally obtained Antony 's will in July 32 BC and exposed it to the Roman public : it promised substantial legacies to Antony 's children by Cleopatra , and left instructions for shipping his body to Alexandria for burial . Octavian 's forces decisively defeated those of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in Greece in September 31 BC , chasing them to Egypt in 30 BC ; both Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide in Alexandria , and Octavian personally took control of Egypt and Alexandria ( Egyptian chronologies treat Octavian as Cleopatra 's successor as Pharaoh ) . </P>
after the second triumvirate who fought for control of rome
after the second triumvirate who fought for control of rome
Octavian Antony
Octavian Antony