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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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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