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Essay heading: Octavian, Anthony and Cleopatra: Propaganda and the ?Myth of Actium'
 
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We are told that following the surrender of Antony's troops the last of Antony's allies realised that their cause was lost. The way in which we see characters and motives portrayed by the passages often recreates historical fact in order to provide a more useful image that can be accepted by the Roman people...
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With Antony, we are able to see the shift in the way in which he and his role are projected. The passage taken from Plutarch' Parallel Lives shows Octavian attempting to secure political support from those within Rome. Antony was still a popular figure in Rome, both due to his close friendship with Julius Caesar and as a successful general (most notably at Philippi)...
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