He flies to Asia 266 Lepidus deprived of his Triumvirate 266 35. Death of Pompey 266 30. Antony joins Cleopatra 267 His infatuation 267 He invades Parthia 267 His disastrous retreat 267 34. He invades Armenia 267 Octavian subdues the Dalmatians 267 His prudent conduct 267 33. Rupture between Octavian and Antony 267 32. War against Cleopatra 268 31. Battle of Actium 268 Defeat of Antony 268 He flies to Alexandria 268 30. Death of Antony and Cleopatra 269 Egypt made a Roman province 269 End of the Republic 269 29. Triumph of Octavian 269 27. He receives the title of Augustus 270 His policy 270 CHAPTER XXXVIII. SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF ROMAN LITERATURE FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE DEATH OF AUGUSTUS. Poetry-- Saturnian Metre 272 Commencement of Roman Literature 272 _The Drama_-- 240. M. Livius Andronicus 272 235. Cn. Naevius 273 239-169. Q. Ennius 273 254-184. T. Maccius Plautus 273 195-159. P. Terentius Afer 274 160. Q. Caecilius 274 100. L. Afranius 274 220-180. M. Pacuvius 275 170-90. L. Accius 275 _Comoediae Togatae_ 274 _Comoediae Palliatae_ 274 _Comoediae Praetextatae_ 275 _Atellanae Fabulae_ 275