ANCIENT-ROME+jmf

BEGINNING OF THE EMPIRE After Caeser's death, a civil war broke out. His 18-year-old grandnephew and adopted son Octavian took over with the experienced general that goes by the name of Mark Antony. in about 43 b.c., they took control of Rome for the run of 10 years. their alliance however, ended in violence. Octavian forced Lpidus to retire. He and Mark Antony started acting mean to each other. Mark Antony met up with the queen of egypt Queen Cleopatra. He thought she was so dang fine. So he ended up following her. Octavians moods became like a angry pregnant woman. He acused Mark Antony of plotting out a plan against his army. So long story short he defeated the combined forces of both Antony and Cleopatra. After a while they ended up killing them selves. Since he basically WHOOPED their but he became the AUGUSTUS(exalted one) and kept the title imperator.