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050- The Donations of Alexandria

The History of Rome

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Octavian and Illyricum

In 34 b c, while octavian was entering his second year in alyricum antne was ready to make amends for the shame of his disastrous invasion. He had spent the year and a half that had passed since returning from parthia living with cleopatra in alexandria. The fact that he was still married to octavia does not seem to have entered his head at all. Some said he had no intention of coming back to rome at all. And really, why would he? He was passing his days in splendid luxury ruling over half the known world.

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