By this time, Mark Antony had palled up with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, and Octavian beat both of them, and he became the sole ruler of the empire in 27 BCE.

此时，马克·安东尼已经和埃及女王克利奥帕特拉脱身，而屋大维打败了他们两人，公元前27年，他成为了帝国唯一的统治者。

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Octavian cannot attack Mark Antony who is his rival.

屋大维不能向他的对手马克·安东尼下手。

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She summons her page and sends Octavian the silver rose.

她招来随从，嘱他将银玫瑰交给奥克塔维伯爵。

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Octavian's forces quickly defeated his enemies.

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And by this time Mark Antony had palled up with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, and Octavian beat both of them, and he became the sole ruler of the empire in 27 BCE.

安东尼与埃及女王克利奥帕特拉先后自杀，屋大维击败了他们两人，于公元前27年成为了帝国的独裁者。

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Because at the end it turned out that Mark Antony and Octavian fought a civil war.

因为最终马克·安东尼与屋大维,展开了内战。

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Octavian delivered up the tabloid version of an Egyptian queen, insatiable, treacherous and decadent.

WSJ: Still Under Cleopatra's Spell

In Octavian's version, Cleopatra assumed the role of the "wild queen, " lusting after Rome and plotting its destruction.

WSJ: Still Under Cleopatra's Spell

Cleopatra's relationship with Mark Antony was the longest of her life, but that with Octavian, the future Caesar Augustus, would prove the more enduring.

WSJ: Still Under Cleopatra's Spell