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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa , c.63 BC-12 BC, Roman general. A close friend of Octavian (later Emperor Augustus ), he won a name in the wars in Gaul before becoming consul in 37 BC He organized Octavian's fleet and is generally given much credit for the defeat (36 BC) of Sextus Pompeius in the naval ba... Read more
Nicopolis
Nicopolis [Gr.,=city of victory], ancient city, NW Greece, in Epirus. It was founded by Octavian (later Augustus) to celebrate the victory (31 BC) at Actium, which is nearby. The city largely eclipsed Ambracia. It is mentioned by St. Paul (Titus 3.12). Its ruins are near the modern Préveza. ... Read more
Cleopatra
Cleopatra , 69 BC-30 BC, queen of Egypt, one of the great romantic heroines of all time. Her name was widely used in the Ptolemaic family; there were many earlier Cleopatras. The daughter of Ptolemy XI, she was married at the age of 17 (as was the family custom) to her younger brother Ptolemy XII .... Read more
Antony
Antony or Marc Antony, Lat. Marcus Antonius, c.83 BC-30 BC, Roman politican and soldier. He was of a distinguished family; his mother was a relative of Julius Caesar . Antony was notorious from his youth for riotous living, but even his enemies admitted his courage. Antony and Caesar ... Read more
Herod
Herod dynasty reigning in Palestine at the time of Jesus. As a dynasty the Herods depended largely on the power of Rome. They are usually blamed for the state of virtual anarchy in Palestine at the beginning of the Christian era. Antipater (fl. c.65 BC) was founder of the family fortune. He ... Read more
Triumvirate
Triumvirate , in ancient Rome, ruling board or commission of three men. Triumvirates were common in the Roman republic. The First Triumvirate was the alliance of Julius Caesar , Pompey , and Marcus Licinius Crassus formed in 60 BC This was not strictly a triumvirate, since the alliance had no ... Read more
Augustus
Augustus , 63 BC-AD 14, first Roman emperor, a grandson of the sister of Julius Caesar . Named at first Caius Octavius, he became on adoption by the Julian gens (44 BC) Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian); Augustus was a title of honor granted (27 BC) by the senate. The Second Triumvira... Read more
Rome
Rome Ital. Roma, city (1991 pop. 2,775,250), capital of Italy and see of the pope, whose residence, Vatican City , is a sovereign state within the city of Rome. Rome is also the capital of Latium, a region of central Italy, and of Rome prov. It lies on both banks of the Tiber and its affluent, t... Read more
Battle
Battle town, East Sussex, SE England. The town grew up on the site (then a moorland) of the battle of Hastings (1066). The victorious William the Conqueror built Battle Abbey to commemorate the event. The abbey has been converted into a girls' school, but ruins can be seen. ... Read more
battle of Brunanburh
battle of Brunanburh , AD 937, a victory won by Athelstan , king of the English, over a coalition of Irish, Scots, and Britons (or Welsh) of Strathclyde. The site of the battle is not known. The battle is celebrated in a poem in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Bibliography: See translation by D.... Read more

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Actium, Battle of
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Actium, Battle of (31 bc) Naval battle in which the fleet of Octavian (later Emperor Augustus ), commanded by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa , defeated the fleets of Mark Antony and Cleopatra . Mark Antony's army surrendered a week later, and...
Actium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Actium , promontory, NW Acarnania, Greece...several temples and an ancient town. At Actium was fought the naval battle (31 BC) in which the forces of Octavian...forces of Antony and Cleopatra. The battle established Octavian as ruler of Rome...
Cleopatra
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...arrived in Alexandria after the Battle of Pharsalus, she saw the opportunity...struggle in Rome. When, after the Battle of Philippi, Antony summoned...against him. The Battle of Actium (Sept. 2, 31), fought for...choice but to follow. After Actium, Cleopatra tried to negotiate...
sea power
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...since early periods. Sea-battles such as Salamis (480 bc...Marcus Antonius at the naval battle of Actium (31 bc) established the Julio...naval supremacy. The Italian battle fleet, at anchor in its Taranto...crippled the American Pacific battle fleet at anchor at Pearl Harbor...
Cassius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...was left of the army after the battle. He supported Pompey against Caesar but was pardoned after the battle of Pharsalus . He was made...later Augustus ) met them in battle at Philippi. In the first engagement...Antony in the naval battle off Actium and was killed by order of Octavian...
Antony
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the civil war began. At the battle of Pharsalus, Caesar took the...Antony. The consuls fell in battle, but Antony retired into Transalpine...with Octavian's fleet off Actium, and Antony found his large...built. In the middle of the battle Cleopatra retired with her boats...
Antony, Mark
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...out between Pompey and Caesar, and after the decisive Battle of Pharsalus, Antony was made consul. After Caesar...deprived Antony of his posts. He was defeated at the Battle of Actium (31 bc ). Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide.
Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius (b.63 bc) Roman general, adviser to Octavian (later Augustus ). He helped Octavian to power by winning naval battles against Sextus Pompeius (36 bc) and Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium (31 bc).
marine painting
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea ...at Praesneste shows one of the Roman warships at the battle of Actium in 31 bc. There are also, of course, the coloured...full of life, colour, and movement, of the Four Days Battle between the English and Dutch fleets in 1666 which now...
Virgil
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...taken) as payment for the victorious soldiers of the Battle of Philippi (42 b.c.e.). But Augustus (63...Italy), the parent town of Rome. Shortly after Actium, the final battle of the Roman civil war 31 b.c.e., Augustus...

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Actium, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Actium, Battle of a naval battle which took place in 31 bc off the promontory of Actium in western Greece, in the course of which Octavian defeated Mark Antony . This cleared the way for Octavian to become sole ruler of Rome as the emperor Augustus .
Battle
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary 60. Battle (See also .) Actium Octavian ’ s naval...Br. Hist.: Harbottle Battles , 5] Alamo fort at San Antonio...Classical Hist.: Harbottle Battles , 17] Armageddon final battle between forces of good and...Russ. Hist.: Harbottle Battles , 25 – 26] Battle of the ...
Antony, Mark
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...one of the triumvirate after Caesar's murder. Following the battle of Philippi he took charge of the Eastern Empire, where he established...with Octavian (see Augustus ) led finally to his defeat at the battle of Actium and to his suicide.
Mark Antony
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...in Roman law. In 34 he declared Caesarion ( Cleopatra's son allegedly by Caesar) as Caesar's heir in Octavian's place and divided the east among his family. War followed. After the Battle of ACTIUM he committed suicide in Egypt.
Cleopatra
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...Antony. Their ambitions ultimately brought them into conflict with Rome, and she and Antony were defeated at the battle of Actium in 31. She is reputed to have committed suicide by allowing herself to be bitten by an asp. Cleopatra's Needles...
Cleopatra VII
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...between Cleopatra and her children. In 32 Octavian ( AUGUSTUS ) declared war on her and in the following year the Battle of ACTIUM resulted in the collapse of her fortunes. In 30 she committed suicide and Egypt passed into Roman hands.
Roman empire
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Rhine to the Atlantic were added by the campaigns of POMPEY and Julius CAESAR and Egypt was annexed in 31 BC after the Battle of ACTIUM . AUGUSTUS planned to consolidate the empire within natural boundaries, but in 43 AD CLAUDIUS invaded Britain. TRAJAN...

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Battle of Actium in 31 B.C. changed the world
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 3/31/2008; 631 words ; ...Syndication. Washington, March 31 -- The Battle of Actium in 31 B.C. between Mark Antony and Cleopatra...sister, which eventually led to the battle of Actium in 31 B.C. The Battle of Actium was fought in the waters off Greece - a Roman...
Can you win the battle of Actium.(Activity)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 11/1/2004; ; 693 words ; ...with the forces of Julius Caesar's heir, Octavian, at the battle of Actium. Octavian won the battle--spelling Cleopatra's demise. But would that battle have...strategy to find and sink a ship. Can you win the battle of Actium?
Res publica constituta; Actium, Apollo, and the accomplishment of the Triumviral assignment.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2009; 459 words ; ...9789004175013 Res publica constituta; Actium, Apollo, and the accomplishment...Triumvirate he was part of, the Battle of Actium, the role ascribed to the god Apollo...commemorations of the Battle of Actium, waiting for Caesar, and the political...
U. South Florida students map deep sea battles for television
News Wire article from: University Wire; 1/9/2003; ; 607 words ; ...into ancient naval sea battles. The crew was filming an episode titled The Battle of Actium for a series called Moments...Channel. The Battle of Actium marks the site where Mark...significance. The Battle of Actium represents one of those...
Don John of Austria is riding to the sea.(The Victory of the West: The Great Christian - Muslim Clash at the Battle of Lepanto)(Book review)
Magazine article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...than Lepanto, the great sea battle of October 7, 1571, that...thousand seamen, and, along with Actium, Salamis, and Ecnomus, may...most deadly single-day naval battles in history. Fought off the...Marc Antony and Cleopatra at Actium--Lepanto proved the last...Christian-Muslim Clash at the ...
Anniversary of the Battle for Leyte Gulf.(Opinion and Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 10/23/2008; 623 words ; SEVERAL great naval battles changed the direction...The first was the Battle of Salamis, 480 BC...civilization. The Battle of Actium in 31 BC, took place...the Philippine Sea or Battle for Leyte Gulf, it...actually consisted of four battles - the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea...
THE BATTLE THAT TURNED THE TIDE OF WAR AGAINST HITLER
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/25/1989; ; 700+ words ; ...slightest bit of good." But the battle was not always all that apocalyptic...complaining that the battle was disturbing their putting...seem to rank with Marathon, Actium, Tours, Lepanto and Waterloo among the decisive battles of human history. But far...Americans who believed that all the ...
UNC ASHEVILLE TO HOST TALK ON ANCIENT GREEK, ROMAN NAVAL BATTLES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/4/2007; 413 words ; ...UNC Asheville will host a talk on "The Search for the Battle of Actium" by William Murray, chair of history at University...focus on the important features of the last major naval battle of antiquity, which took place in 31 B.C.E. and...
Battle day. (poem)
Magazine article from: The Southern Review; 9/22/1994; ; 431 words ; ...than Chinese, and sowed his maize. In junior high we studied history. We drew the battle plans, the phalanx, fleet, and legion, Thermopylae to silly Actium, Agincourt of the arrows, Waterloo. We read "The Charge of the Light Brigade...
Hot on the Trail of an Ancient Myth; Undersea Explorers Find Signs of Antony's Fleet
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/31/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...Cleopatra, after the Battle of Actium William M. Murray thinks...years ago. The Battle of Actium was the last great ship...fortunes instead on a naval battle in which his larger ships...the temple of Apollo at Actium and cementing in a wall...