He didn't really need to kill him. As both Marcus Antonius and Octavian demonstrated with Lepidus, there was no need to actually kill a political rival, as long as they could be eliminated in other ways. read more
Marc Antony was the closest living relative of Julius Caesar, and thus his presumed heir until Caesar adopted Octavian as his son and heir. Eventually, one of them had to go. After campaigning with Caesar (and Antony), Octavian took a calculated risk when the Triumvirate was formed to prevent a another civil war. read more
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