tiny-librarian:On this day in history, July 31st, in 30 B.C. the Battle of Alexandria was fought bet
tiny-librarian:On this day in history, July 31st, in 30 B.C. the Battle of Alexandria was fought between the forces of Marc Antony and Octavian. Though Antony’s side suffered a great many desertions he won the initial phase of the battle. The desertions kept continuing though, and Octavian won the second stage of the battle.The following day, having retreated back to the palace, Antony received mistaken news that his wife, Cleopatra VII, had already taken her own life. He proceeded to fall on his sword, though he didn’t die immediately. He found out that she was still alive, hiding in her mausoleum. Antony was carried there and hauled up through a window to her, where he died in her arms. -- source link
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