The next day, Octavian instructed the Senate to issue charges against Antony, which included the accusation that Antony had granted the territory of the Roman Republic to people outside Rome with the authorization of the Senate, and accused Antony of forgetting that he was a noble Roman and that he would like to become an Egyptian.

Immediately after the indictment was announced, Antony, who was in Egypt, also issued charges against Octavian, accusing Octavian of being an upstart and tampering with Caesar's will, and the alliance between the two men was completely split.

Octavian had taken Antony's son in Rome captive and had him executed without trial, while his 200,000-strong Roman legions had marched south to Sicily to cross the Mediterranean to attack Egypt.

When the war was imminent, all the Roman provinces and the surrounding countries fell to Octavian's side, and they received numerous favors from Octavian over the years, but that Antony did not give them a cent, and continued to exploit them.

Antony and Cleopatra faced Octavian's menacing momentum and immediately organized the most powerful navy ever to attack Greece around Sicily.

Yang Rui had known about this for a long time and informed Octavian. Octavian immediately ordered the Greek Confederation to resist and was willing to pay for all the costs of the war, promising that if he was victorious, he would have a piece of land in the Greek city-states on Egyptian territory.

The Greeks' navy confronted the Egyptian navy at Aktim, and driven by money and profit, the Greeks fought valiantly and defeated the Egyptian navy, which consisted of slaves and mercenaries. Anthony fled back to Memphis in a hurry.

Soon after, Octavian personally commanded the Roman legions to land on the coast of North Africa and march towards Memphis. The Roman soldiers stationed in North Africa had long hated Antony as a miser, and in the face of the generous Octavian, they joined the crusade against Antony.

Antony was left alone, and by this time Octavian's army had captured Alexander and was heading for Memphis.

In desperation, Antony committed suicide with his sword, leaving behind his beloved Cleopatra and twin children.

Grief-stricken, Cleopatra came to see Octavian by burying Antony's body in a golden coffin.

Looking at this beautiful golden coffin, Octavian asked Cleopatra, "Who are you within?" ”

Cleopatra said indignantly, "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, and even when he first saw this woman, he was attracted by this stunning beauty.

But Octavian soon calmed down, he knew that this woman was a poisonous snake, and anyone who touched her would die, and he would never follow the path of Caesar and Antony.

After listening to Cleopatra's words, he began a cynical sneer at the woman: "Dearest lover? Mark antony? I remember the last time you went to Rome, you said the same thing to Caesar. ”

Cleopatra was speechless for a moment, and after a long time, she sighed and said, "All is over, and I have shown my precious youth and heart for two Roman men, but it is all over. ”

Octavian said sternly: "It should be said that it was committed against two Roman men, which almost destroyed the Roman Republic." ”

Cleopatra cried out in grief: "Everything I have done is to preserve my country, the glory of Egypt is still gone, she is now in turmoil, I must preserve the existence of this country!" ”

Octavian said: "But everything you have done threatens the security of the Roman Republic, and in order to preserve the existence of the Roman Republic, I must destroy Antony and Egypt." ”

Cleopatra wept and said, "Now you have done it." Antony is dead, Egypt no longer exists, and I'm here to be at your disposal. I have only one request, I want my children to be with me! ”

Octavian said: "In any case, you are the queen of Egypt, and I will not treat you like Antony!" As long as you surrender the territory and wealth of Egypt, you will be pardoned, become an ordinary and wealthy Roman citizen, and can continue to raise your children and those of Antony! ”

"But!" Octavian changed his tone and said, "Caesarian, you will leave it to me." ”

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

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

Cleopatra was so desperate that her eyes were fixed on Octavian, who was high above, and she even said in a threatening tone: "If you don't agree with all my children to stay with me, then I will destroy everything in Egypt and leave you with nothing!" ”

Octavian smiled coldly and said, "Kingship is built on the fear and obedience of the people, and if there is no fear and obedience, how can you still give orders?" ”

Octavian stood up and continued: "Rome has taken every inch of Egypt, your subjects have submitted to Rome, and I have promised them Roman citizenship and will never again be slaves. And you and your forefathers couldn't give them that, so how do you get them to carry out your orders now? ”

Cleopatra stared at Octavian's haughty and confident face, and said coldly: "You are indeed very much like Caesar, but you are more decisive and ruthless than him, and there is indeed cunning and scheming hidden under this young and kind face, and Antony's fool is ten thousand times kinder than you." ”

Octavian said: "But they all failed and died, but I am still alive and victorious!" ”

At this moment, Cleopatra suddenly revealed her hidden hand from her sleeve, and in the middle of these five fingers, a black poisonous snake was pinched in her palm, and the smooth and slender snake body was tightly wrapped around Cleopatra's white arm.

There was a great confusion in the tent, and Octavian's guards all drew their short swords, shielded Octavian behind him, and pointed their swords at Cleopatra, lest she do something crazy.

But Cleopatra had the serpent in her hand, and she stood still, her beautiful eyes forgetting once again about Antony's golden coffin.

After a while, she let go of the hand that held the viper, and the viper was free, and with the anger of being bound, she opened its mouth and bit Cleopatra on the arm, and then slipped off and fell to the ground, where it was instantly broken into pieces by the soldier's dagger.

Cleopatra collapsed to the ground, spasmodic and her lips trembling as if she were about to speak, but the venom had eaten away at her charming body, and she could not utter a word, and finally fell to her coffin and died.

Octavian felt that Egypt was completely in his hands at the moment of Cleopatra's death, and a victor's smile appeared on the corners of his mouth. (To be continued.) )