The Ptolemaic Dynasty was the last dynasty of ancient Egypt.
Its founder was one of Alexander the Great's successors, who was also his former subordinate.
After Alexander the Great died, he occupied Egypt and became a Pharaoh.
The last monarch of the Ptolemy Dynasty was the famous Cleopatra.
During the Cleopatra period, Egypt had become a vassal of Rome.
Cleopatra herself had also been reduced to a vassal of Roman men twice.
First, it was Caesar, then Anthony.
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Some people said that Cleopatra was the " Witch of the Nile."
It was the Flower Snake of the Nile.
Others said that Cleopatra was the mistress of all the poets in the world, the mistress of all the revelers in the world.
The Roman people hated her because she almost made Rome a province of Egypt.
The Egyptians praised her as a warrior because she had won 22 years of peace for the weak Egypt...
Using her beauty to charm two powerful figures and let Egypt continue to exist, it was enough to show how powerful her charm was.
However, it was precisely because she was too charming that Anthony had fallen for her.
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After Anthony was defeated in Parthia, he officially married Cleopatra and divorced Octavian's sister.
He also publicly announced that he would give Libya, Phoenicia, syria, silesia, armenia, and the unconquered Parthia to Cleopatra and her children.
Print Cleopatra's face on Roman currency and call her the King of Gods!
Of course, this way of expressing love was not lacking in romance.
However, this was an extremely foolish act in a political struggle!
Anthony's defeat in the Parthian War and his violation of custom to give away Roman territory.
He humiliated Octavian, who was his ally, and destroyed their marriage.
It also challenged the religious authority of Rome.
All of this was undoubtedly pushing Anthony into an irreversible abyss of destruction.
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In 32 B.C., the Alliance of the Three Heads expired.
The Octavian-Anthony alliance, which had been in a state of mutual suspicion and uncertainty, finally broke apart.
The two Consul who were close to Anthony attacked Octavian in the Senate.
Octavian led a large number of armed followers to the Senate, forcing the two Senators and 300 Senators who supported Anthony to flee.
Octavian even broke the Roman custom and took Anthony's will from the hands of the Vestal Virgin.
The will requested that he be buried in Alexandria and approved his gift to Cleopatra. Octavian announced the will and scolded Anthony for becoming the slave of that Egyptian woman!
Then, in the name of the Senate and the Assembly, Octavian stripped Anthony of his power.
And in the name of Cleopatra's embezzling of the Roman people's property, it was a declaration of war against him!
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September 2nd, 31st B.C.
Octavian led the navy and army to fight Anthony at the Cape of Acacia in northwest Greece.
At that time, Anthony's army and navy were quite large, with 800 warships and a total of 120,000 soldiers.
Octavian only had 250 warships and an army of 92,000.
At the beginning of the battle, both sides were evenly matched.
However, at the most intense moment of the battle, Cleopatra led the Egyptian fleet to retreat and flee to Egypt.
Anthony followed after the Queen.
The rest of the army had no commander and was destroyed by Octavian.
When Anthony's 100,000-strong army heard that their commander had fled, they all surrendered to Octavian.
After this battle, Anthony had lost his main force, and Octavian's victory was certain.
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30 B.C. Summer.
Octavian marched into Egypt and defeated Anthony's army in Alexandria.
Anthony proposed a duel with Octavian, and Octavian calmly replied,""There's no need. If you want to die, there are many ways.”
Anthony had no choice but to retreat into the city and commit suicide.
Then, Cleopatra tried everything to confuse Octavian.
She hoped that Octavian would become her lover like Caesar the Great and Anthony, so that her status and country could continue to exist.
However, none of them worked. In the end, he fell into despair and died from a poisonous snake bite on his arm.
From then on, Egypt was officially incorporated into the Roman territory and became a province of the Empire.
With the end of the Ptolemy Dynasty, the political traces of Alexander the Great were completely wiped out from this world.
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"Since ancient times, heroes have never been able to resist a beauty. Mark Anthony, who once had an overwhelming advantage over Octavian, did not expect to be defeated like this.”
"But how did Octavian get past the beauty barrier? Cleopatra's charm had no effect on him.”
"He even wanted to capture Cleopatra and parade her in Rome to further demonstrate his contributions.”
" Octavian is only passionate about power. Ever since Caesar died at the age of eighteen and he officially stepped onto the stage of history, he has never made a mistake.”
" In the end, he managed to eliminate the old foxes of the Council of Elders and defeat his powerful military opponents with only the identity of a nominal heir.”
"At this time, he was only 27 years old.”
"He seemed to have been born for politics, for the establishment of the Roman Empire.”
"I have to say that this overly calm and proper journey of an emperor seems a little boring.”
"And if we were to become his enemies, it would be too terrifying.”
"Because he seems to never make a mistake. And once you make a mistake, he will accurately seize the opportunity and send you to hell.”
" Even if you can do the same without making any mistakes, he can also maximize his advantage and then continue to nibble away at your power while looking for opportunities to break through.”
"At that time, he was almost an unsolvable existence in Roman politics.”
"It is indeed powerful."
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As for what happened after that…
There seemed to be nothing more to say.
After defeating Anthony, no one in the Roman world was qualified to be his enemy.
He received the title of Augustus and established the Roman Empire.
The establishment of the Praetorian Guard further solidified his power in Rome.
Although the Council of Elders still existed, after many of his purges, it had become obedient.
Then, it was prosperity.
He gave Rome, which was constantly mired in war, a full 40 years of stability and prosperity.
And this prosperity continued after his death.
He single-handedly started the golden age of ancient Rome.
His name would forever be engraved on the monument and be praised by future generations.
His title was also regarded as the highest honor by the later monarchs of the West.
Just like the name he inherited from his father, Caesar.
Augustus Octavius, the fourth of the ten human emperors!
He deserved it!
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