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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After their deaths, the gods would allow Cleopatra to live with Antony in another form of existence, so they would have eternal life together.

在她与安东尼死后，诸神会允许她们以另外一种存在形式生活在一起。这样她们就能永远的活在一起。

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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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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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