Octavian and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra have plenty of time to go through various states of emotion. Antony probably thinks he's got time to get his resources together. Because he's kind of laid out all of these client kings in the east. Very quickly he gets to the point where, and this is what happened with Lucius Panarius, allies start abandoning Antony. They see the way the tide is turning and that you bet yourself on the winning horse.