The couple planned to conquer Rome. But in 31 B.C. the Roman general Octavian destroyed the combined forces of Antony and Cleopatra in the battle of Actium.

这对新人意欲征服罗马，但是他们的联合舰队却在公元前31年的阿克提姆岬战役中被罗马的另一位统帅屋大维击败。

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The sea battle of Actium decides the fate of the Roman Empire.

亚克兴海战决定了罗马帝国的命运。

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To prepare the ground for Actium, the battle that would decide the future of Rome and at which Octavian would defeat Antony and Cleopatra, he needed a worthy opponent.

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