Augustus soon won over his troops and the Romans by convincing them that Antony was plotting with Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, and in 31 B.C his forces defeated those of Antony at the battle of Actium . As a result Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide. ... The fact that the Republic needed a guiding hand was beyond doubt. ...

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