When Octavian's soldiers learned these facts they chose deputies and sent the same ones to both commanders.They took no notice of accusations because they had been chosen, not to decide a controversy, but to restore peace.Cocceius was added to their number as a friend of both, together with Pollio from Antony's party and Maecenas from that of Octavian.It was determined that there should be amnesty between Antony and Octavian for the past and friendship for the future. Moreover, as Marcellus, the husband of Octavian's sister Octavia, had recently died, the umpires decided that her brother should betroth her to Antony, which he did immediately. Then Antony and Octavian embraced each other.Thereupon shouts went up
from the soldiers and congratulations were offered to each of the generals, without intermission, through the entire day and night.Now Octavian and Antony made a fresh partition of the whole Roman empire between themselves, the boundary line being Scodra, which was supposed to be situated about midway up the Adriatic gulf. All provinces and islands east of this place, as far as the river Euphrates, were to belong to Antony and all west of it to the ocean to Octavian. Lepidus was to govern Africa, inasmuch as Octavian had given it to him. Octavian was to make war against Pompeius unless they should come to some agreement, and Antony was to make war against the Parthians to avenge their treachery toward Crassus.
Octavian was to make the same agreement with Ahenobarbus that Antony had already made. Both of them might freely enlist soldiers in Italy in equal numbers. These were the last conditions of peace between Octavian and Antony. Helenus, a lieutenant of Octavian, who had repossessed Sardinia by a sudden onset, was driven out again by Menodorus, the lieutenant of Pompeius. Octavian was so exasperated by this that he rejected Antony's endeavours to bring him to an agreement with Pompeius. They proceeded to Rome together and celebrated the marriage. Antony revealed to Octavian the fact that Salvidienus had had the intention of deserting him, and had sent word to that effect to Antony while he was besieging Brundusium.