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The next day, Octavian instructed the Senate to issue charges against Antony, which included the fact that Antony had entrusted the territory of the Roman Republic to people outside Rome without the authorization of the Senate, and accused Antony of forgetting that he was a noble Roman.

Man, willing to be an Egyptian.

After the accusation was announced, Antony, who was in Egypt, immediately issued accusations against Octavian, accusing Octavian of being an upstart and tampering with Caesar's will. The alliance between the two men completely split.

Octavian detained Antony's son in Rome and executed him without trial. At the same time, his 200,000 Roman legions had already marched to Sicily, preparing to move south across the Mediterranean to attack Egypt.

When the war was imminent, all the Roman provinces and surrounding countries all fell to the side of Octavian. Over the years, they had received countless favors from Octavian, but Antony did not give them any favors, and he continued to make troubles.

of exploitation.

Facing Octavian's fierce momentum, Antony and Cleopatra immediately organized the most powerful navy in history and bypassed Sicily to attack Greece.

Yang Rui had known about this for a long time and informed Octavian. Octavian immediately ordered the Greek Federation to organize a resistance and was willing to pay all the expenses needed for the war, promising that if the victory was won, there would be troops on Egyptian territory.

A piece of land belonging to various Greek city-states.

The Greek navy faced the Egyptian navy at Actium. Driven by money and interests, the Greeks fought bravely and defeated the Egyptian navy composed of slaves and mercenaries. Antony fled back to Memphis in panic.

Not long after, Octavian personally commanded the Roman legions to land on the coast of North Africa and march towards Memphis. The Roman soldiers originally stationed in North Africa had long hated Antony, a miser. Facing the generous Octavian, they

They all turned against each other and joined the crusade against Antony.

Antony was left alone. At this time, Octavian's army had captured Alexandria and was heading towards Memphis.

In despair, Antony committed suicide with his sword, leaving behind his beloved Cleopatra and a pair of twin children.

The grief-stricken Cleopatra put Antony's body in a golden coffin and came to see Octavian.

Looking at this exquisite gold coffin, Octavian asked Cleopatra: "Who is inside you?"

Cleopatra said sadly: "It's Antony, my dearest lover."

Octavian looked at the Egyptian queen carefully. She was indeed noble and beautiful. No wonder Caesar and Antony were fascinated by her. Even when he saw this woman for the first time, he was also attracted by her stunning beauty.

But Octavian quickly calmed down. He knew that this woman was a venomous snake and anyone who touched her would die. He would never follow the path of Caesar and Antony.

After listening to Cleopatra's words, he began to sneer at this woman: "Dearest lover? Mark Antony? I remember you said the same to Caesar when you last went to Rome."

Cleopatra was speechless for a moment. After a long time, she sighed and said: "Everything is over. I showed my precious youth and hard work for two Roman men, but it is all over."

Octavian said sternly: "It should be said that it was committed against two Roman men. This almost ruined the Roman Republic."

Cleopatra shouted angrily: "Everything I have done is to protect my country. Egypt's glory is still fading. It is now in dire straits. I must protect the existence of this country!"

Octavian said: "But everything you do threatens the security of the Roman Republic. In order to maintain the existence of the Roman Republic, I must destroy Antony and Egypt."

Cleopatra cried and said: "Now you have done it. Antony is dead. Egypt no longer exists, and I am here, at your disposal. I have only one request, that my children can stay with me

Together!"

Octavian said: "No matter what, you are the queen of Egypt, and I will not treat you like I treated Antony! As long as you hand over the territory and wealth of Egypt, you will be pardoned and become an ordinary wealthy Roman citizen, and

You can continue to raise your and Anthony’s children!”

"But!" Octavian changed the subject and said, "Caesarion, you have to leave it to me."

Cleopatra shouted: "Caesarion is my and Caesar's son, why can't he be with me?"

Octavian said: "This has nothing to do with you. Accept my terms and I will pardon you, otherwise you will lie in this golden coffin with Antony."

Cleopatra was desperate, her eyes were fixed on the towering Octavian, and she even used a threatening tone and said: "If you don't agree to all my children staying with me, then I will destroy them."

You can get nothing from everything in Egypt!”

Octavian smiled coldly and said: "Kingdom is based on the fear and obedience of everyone. If there is no fear and obedience, how can you give orders?"

Octavian stood up and continued: "Rome has occupied every inch of Egypt. Your subjects have surrendered to Rome. I have promised to give them Roman citizenship and they will no longer be slaves. And you and your ancestors will no longer be slaves.

We can't give them this, so how can you get them to carry out your orders now?"

Cleopatra stared at Octavian's proud and confident face and said coldly: "You do look like Caesar, but you are more decisive and cold than him. What is hidden under this young and kind face

You are indeed cunning and cunning, and that fool Anthony is ten thousand times kinder than you."

Octavian said: "But they all failed and died, but I am still alive and achieved the final victory!"

At this moment, Cleopatra suddenly revealed her hidden hand from her sleeve. In her five fingers, a black poisonous snake was tightly pinched in her palm. The smooth and slender snake body was tightly

The ground was wrapped around Cleopatra's white arms.

There was a chaos in the tent. Octavian's guards all pulled out their daggers, used their shields to block Octavian behind them, and pointed the tip of their swords at Cleopatra, for fear that she would do something crazy.

But Cleopatra held the poisonous snake in her hand and could not move it. She stood there quietly, her beautiful eyes forgetting Antony's golden coffin again.

After a while, she let go of the hand that was holding the poisonous snake, and the poisonous snake was free. With a restrained anger, it opened its big mouth and bit Cleopatra's arm hard, and then

It slipped off and landed on the ground, and was instantly cut into several sections by the soldier's dagger.

Cleopatra suddenly collapsed to the ground, convulsing all over, her lips were trembling and she seemed to want to speak, but the venom had eroded her charming body, and she could not say a word, and finally fell on the coffin. dead.

At the moment of Cleopatra's death, Octavian felt that Egypt was completely in his hands, and a smile of victory appeared on the corner of his mouth. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better updated. Faster!