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Actium or
Aktion (Ancient Gr****: Ἄκτιον) was a town on a
promontory in
ancient Acarnania at the
entrance of the
Ambraciot Gulf, off
which Octavian gained...
- The
Battle of
Actium was a
naval battle fought between Octavian's
maritime fleet, led by
Marcus Agrippa, and the
combined fleets of both Mark
Antony and...
- The War of
Actium (32–30 BC) was the last
civil war of the
Roman Republic,
fought between Mark
Antony (****isted by
Cleopatra and by
extension Ptolemaic...
- well
known for his
important military victories,
notably the
Battle of
Actium in 31 BC
against the
forces of Mark
Antony and Cleopatra. He was also responsible...
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After defeating Antony and Cleopatra's
naval fleet at the 31 BC
Battle of
Actium, Octavian's
forces invaded Egypt in 30 BC and
defeated Antony,
leading to...
- the
victory of
Octavian over Mark
Antony and
Cleopatra at the
Battle of
Actium in 31 BC, and the
subsequent conquest of the
Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt...
-
Renault 2001, p. 54.
McCarty 2004, p. 26. Green,
Peter (1991). "Alexander to
Actium: The
Historical Evolution of the ****enistic Age (****enistic
Culture and...
- Greece, from the
death of
Alexander the
Great in 323 BC to the
Battle of
Actium in 31 BC. The
dominant schools of this
period were the Stoics, the Epicureans...
- was
exiled in 36 BC, and
Antony was
defeated by
Octavian at the
Battle of
Actium in 31 BC.
Antony and his wife Cleopatra, the
Ptolemaic queen of Egypt, killed...
- of
Actium nearby. Many
impressive ruins of the
ancient city may be
visited today. In 29 BC, 2
years after his
victory in the
naval battle of
Actium, Octavian...
