Octavian and the Invasion of Egypt

Antony refused to bow to the inevitable and continued making plans for the defence of alexandria. But it was clear that cleopatra began to pull away from him, perhaps thinking about life past antny. They still had money and troops, but they were trapped in egypt without any hope of escape or further aid from any of the client kingdoms of the east. And cornered like rats, both antony and cleopatra entertaind pleasant fantasies. The final goblet of dionysian elixir quaffed, antony died. As he lay in agony, dying, cleopatra heard what he had done and decided to send for him.