Battle of Actium
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Civil Wars, Coups, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Greece
- Date: September 2, 31
Article abstract: The Battle of Actium established the Roman Empire by ending the lengthy Roman civil wars with the victory of Augustus over Marc Antony and Cleopatra.
Summary of Event
In the decade following the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 b.c.e., a political struggle developed between Marc Antony and Augustus. Alternately rivals for power and reluctant allies, they became bitter enemies after Antony in 34 b.c.e. openly attached himself to Cleopatra VII, thus repudiating his legal wife, who was Augustus’s sister. In Italy, Augustus’s...
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