As I was reading Plutarch's Life of Antony for an exam on Thursday, I got to thinking. What if Antony had defeated Octavian? What would the results have been if he hadn't waited a year and taken advantage of Octavian's lack of preparedness in the summer of 32? Would he and Cleopatra have tried to create a Roman Empire in the East, leaving Octavian with the west, or would he have taken over the whole of the Roman Empire?
What would the lasting results have been?
What would the lasting results have been?