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( Battle of Actium)
The Battle of Actium was the decisive engagement in the Final War of the Roman Republic between the forces of Octavian and those of Mark Antony. It was fought on September 2, 31 BC, on the Ionian Sea near the Roman colony of Actium in Greece. Octavian's fleet was commanded by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, while Antony's fleet was supported by the fleet of his lover, Cleopatra VII, queen of Ptolemaic Egypt. The victory of Octavian's fleet enabled him to consolidate his power over Rome and its domains, leading to his adoption of the title of Princeps ("first citizen") and his accepting the title of Augustus from the Senate. As Augustus Caesar, he would preserve the trappings of a restored Republic, but many historians view his consolidation of power and the adoption of his honorifics flowing from his victory at Actium as the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire. The Second Triumvirate broke up due to the serious threat that Octavian felt from Caesarion, son of Cleopatra and Caesar. Octavian's base of power was his link with Caesar through adoption, which granted him much-needed popularity and the loyalty of the legions. This political advantage was threatened when Antony declared that Caesarion was the legitimate heir to Julius Caesar, precipitating a propaganda war between the allies. The Second Triumvirate ended on the last day of 33 BC. The Roman Senate deprived Antony of his power and declared war against Cleopatra. A third of the Senate and both consuls joined Antony's side, and in 31 BC the war began when Octavian's forces, headed by Agrippa, captured the Greek city of Methone from Antony's control.
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The Battle of Bulimia by Anne Wolski
Copyright 2006 Anne Wolski
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