As long as Octavia will be alive, she will continually provide fresh evidence of her persistence.<hr>
Since valiantness is forbidden for my gender, at least let patience be my right and may this sentiment act as fortitude. Sometimes, there is as
much honor in bearing sorrow as there is in combatting one's enemies.<hr>
       Do not oppose the victory I wish to gain over myself, and allow me to surpass you to make my victory more glorious. Do not expose yourself to being defeated by Antony,
but allow yourself to be defeated by Octavia. Nevertheless, as I see in your eyes that you are not
yet predisposed to yield to my tears and supplications, I will await your decision in my
husband's home, for their lies the only place in which I can reside honorably as long as Antony
consents. I assure you, as I have no words against Antony when I am in
your palace, I will not speak against you when I am in Antony's dwelling.<hr>
                                               Impact of this Speech<hr>
       This beautiful and virtuous woman gained from Octavia's friendship everything she asked for: he
allowed her to stay in her husband's home as long as it was suitable. However, this
situation did not last, as Antony did her wrong and showed too much passion for
Cleopatra. Indeed he ordered Octavia to leave. She did so with the same modesty she
always displayed. Despite all the misery that weighed upon this unfortunate woman, both
during her life and after her death, she stayed true to who she was, meaning a shining and
rare example of marital fidelity.<hr>
                                                 Notes<hr>
       Octavia the Younger, or simply Octavia, is the sister of the first Roman Emperor,
Augustus, also known as Octavian. She is the niece of Julius Caesar and marries Mark Antony to cement the
unstable relations between Octavian and Mark Antony following the peace of Brundisium. After
Mark Antony abandoned her for Cleopatra, she embarked on a mission to
find him in Egypt, but Mark Antony ordered her to turn back, which she did.<hr>
The pact of Brundisium is agreed upon between Octavian and Mark Antony in September 40 BC.
Antony is acknowledged as the ruler of the East and Octavian of the West, while Lepidus remains
the master of Africa.<hr>
       Mark Antony is a Roman politician and military leader. After his marriage with
Octavia, he lived in Rome. Following several wars he conducted against the Parthians,
an Iranian people, he forged an alliance with the queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, and subsequently stayed in
Egypt with her, abandoning Octavia and their children.<hr>
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