Octavian and Lepidus defeated the last Pompeian resistance in Sicily, then Octavian stripped Lepidus of all his forces and became the sole ruler of the west.
Octavian and Lepidus defeated the last Pompeian resistance in Sicily. Later after a good amount of intrigue Octavian was able to shrewdly strip Lepidus of his political and military power and become the sole ruler of the west.