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After Caesar's death, Rome was thrown into chaos and a fight for power ripped the city apart. Octavian found himself in a bitter struggle to rule the Empire against Caesar's right-hand man, Mark Antony. Mark Antony allied himself with the irresistibly vampish and hugely ambitious Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra. Together, they embraced an Eastern version of power and religion. But Octavian cleverly used this to turn the Romans against them. Antony and Cleopatra were defeated in battle and committed suicide. He by sword, she by snake. And Octavian became Rome's first emperor. |