’s grandnephew Octavian. Octavian was the rightful heir to all of Caesar’s property and personal papers. However, Antony had command of the army stole the papers, gave a rousing speech after the assassination that catalyzed the people to hunt down the killers of Caesar, and, effectively became leader of Rome which began a decade long struggle for power between he and Octavian, “Even though Octavian had the rights to Julius Caesar’s papers and property, Antony stole them. By doing this he took control of the government. At this point, Octavian was not in Rome and after Antony took control of the government, Octavian’s supporters encouraged him to return to Rome. Before the two armies went to war, the two men agreed to share the power in order to save the Roman state” (Marc 2).
Before Octavian and Marc Antony had ruled for long another man vied for power named Marcus Aemilus Lepidus. It was at this point the three men decided to form the Second Triumvirate whereby each of them would rule one third of
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