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been the reason for civil war. Marc Antony, (Caesar's most trusted horse master), was entitled to half of the Roman empire while sharing the other half with Octavious. Octavious and Antony made a marriage with each other which was later used to create a civil war. Octavious declared war with Egypt and the eastern side of Rome. Octavious was afraid that if ptolomey came to rule that he would be kicked off the council and not have any leadership over Rome.
Beyond the civil war, ptolomey was one of the many reasons that lead to Cleopatra's death. Cleopatra was the pharoe of Egypt and mother of Ptolomey. Not only was she with Caesar but years past she ended up as partners with Marc Antony. The civil war winded up with the death of Antony and the total rule of Rome by Octavious. After the war Egypt was brought to its knees and so was Cleopatra. Octavious forced Cleopatra to come back to Rome with him and she agreed. Before he had the chance to take her away, she killed herself and left ...

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