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> > > > > "Mark Antony." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 21 Oct. 2014. McManus, Barbara. "Antony, Octavian, Cleopatra." Antony, Octavian, Cleopatra. Aug. 2009. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.
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 * 1)  Ian Powell
 * 1)  Mark Antony and Octavian became rivals because Antony, Julius Caesar's second in command, did not want to give Caesar’s fortune to Octavian, Caesar’s adopted son. This lead to a large rivalry on who was to take control of Rome after Caesar was assassinated. Rome was split into two the west controlled by Octavian and the East was given to Antony. Antony and Octavian constantly fought each other. Octavian was favored by the senate and McManus states in her article “ The Senate outlawed Antony and declared war on Cleopatra”(1). This lead Antony to finally fight Octavian in a full out war while standing behind his ally and lover, Cleopatra. As one article states “ where Antony had superior numbers but fell time and again to the brilliant naval attacks of Octavian’s general Agrippa” (1). After Mark Antony committed suicide with Cleopatra, Octavian was declared ruler of Rome and was given the name Augustus. Octavian ruled Rome for forty years after the conflict.
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Cultural: > 2. > >  Whipps, Heather. "How the Battle of Actium Changed the World."LiveScience.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.
 * 1)  Reed Neuser
 * 1)  Mark Antony and Octavian had a large impact on the passage of Rome from a republic to an empire. Mark Antony’s allied relationship with Julius Caesar, a major Roman power at the time, enabled support for Caesar at the time of his dispute with the Roman Senate. With the escalation of the dispute between Caesar and the Roman Senate, Caesar’s assassination was planned and executed, and a conflict arose regarding who was to take the throne. As one article states, “ Antony has to share his power with Octavian, Caesar's primary heir” (Mazurek 1). The feud between Mark Antony and Octavian sparked the final defeat of Mark Antony in the Battle of Actium. As one article states, “Octavian, for his part, remained standing as the sole ruler of Rome in a time when the Republic was hanging on by a thread...he was renamed Augustus and declared divine head of the new Roman Empire, a system that would last a further 400 years and engulf much of Europe, as well as parts of the Middle East and Africa under its rule” (Whipps 1). This battle determined the the answer the question of who was Julius Caesar’s heir to rule. The result of the mental, and later physical, battle between Octavian and Mark Antony illuminated a new era of widespread rule and unification of cultures under one sole power.
 * 1)  Mazurek, Elizabeth. "The Last Days of the Republic: Octavian, Antony, and Cleopatra." — Notre Dame OpenCourseWare. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.

Aim: >  vs. > > "Mark Antony." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 19 Oct. 2014.
 * 1)  James Chase
 * 1)  Octavian was the adopted son of Julius Caesar which meant that he was the next in line to inherit the throne and riches of the Emperor. This angered Mark Anthony because he did not think that Octavian deserved the throne. Octavian and Mark Anthony became enemies and fought over who should rule Rome. As one article states, “Octavian and Antony formed the Second Triumvirate, splitting Rome’s provinces between them: Octavian would rule the West, Antony the East” (1). The two enemies came up with this solution to each have equal rule of a part of rome. This limited there conflict for a small amount of time until Mark Anthony had an affair with Cleopatra. Both accused each other of different crimes leading to a war that took place in egypt. The war started leading into Octavian's favor and Anthony fled to Cleopatra. It is stated, “Antony's fleet was defeated and he fled back to Cleopatra in Egypt. As Octavian's forces entered Alexandria, the distraught Antony committed suicide by his own sword” (Biography.com 1). These two rivals fought for many years over who would control Rome but eventually Antony committed suicide resulting in Octavian Julius Caesar's adopted son claiming the throne.
 * 1)  "Mark Antony Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.

Audience: > > > > "Battle of Actium." History Net Where History Comes Alive World US History Online Battle of Actium Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.
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 * 1)  Reed, Ian, James
 * 1)  The audience of Octavian and Mark Antony was all of Rome and possibly more. With both Octavian and Mark in powerful positions most of their lives, the people of Rome were sure to see their struggle for power. As one article states, “ Enemies of Octavian rallied to Antony's side, but Octavian's brilliant military commanders gained early successes against his forces” (“The Battle of Actium” 1). Thus, the battle between the two men that strove for the throne divided society into two groups: those that supported Mark antony, and those that supported Octavian. When the second triumvirate was formed the lives for the Romans changed and many of the people of Rome recorded the battles between the two rulers. After the final battle between Mark Antony and Octavian, Rome finally saw the end of the dispute and the relationship between Antony and Octavian. As one article states, “ Octavianus, now Augustus, ruled for 41 years and made sure that Imperial Rome and its central government would not be altered for the next two centuries” (Battle of Actium). Considering the significance regarding who would become the leader of Rome, all citizens awaited a conclusion.
 * 1)  "The Battle of Actium." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.