Octavian illegally obtained Antony 's will in July 32 BC and exposed it to the Roman public: it promised substantial legacies to Antony 's children by Cleopatra, and left instructions for shipping his body to Alexandria for burial. Octavian 's forces decisively defeated those of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in Greece in September 31 BC, chasing them to Egypt in 30 BC; both Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide in Alexandria, and Octavian personally took control of Egypt and Alexandria (Egyptian chronologies treat Octavian as Cleopatra 's successor as Pharaoh).
after the second triumvirate who fought for control of rome
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