War

War of Actium

Ancient

The War of Actium, or Actian War, was the last civil war of the Roman Republic, fought from 32 to 30 BC between Mark Antony, assisted by Cleopatra and Ptolemaic Egypt, and Octavian. After Octavian persuaded the Roman Senate to declare war on Cleopatra, Antony sided with her and much of the Senate left Rome to join his cause; Octavian's decisive victory at the Battle of Actium forced Antony and Cleopatra to withdraw to Alexandria, where Octavian besieged the city until both took their own lives, ending the war in Octavian's victory and the Roman annexation of Egypt.

Facts
Start Year
32 BCE 1
End Year
30 BCE 1
Combatants
Octavian and the western Roman provinces against Mark Antony, Cleopatra and Ptolemaic Egypt 1
Outcome
Octavian's victory; Rome annexes Egypt 1
Outcome
Victory 1
Classification
Conflict Type
Civil War 1
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Egypt

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Greece and Egypt
Greece

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Greece and Egypt
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1. Wikipedia: War of Actium
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    The War of Actium or Actian War (32-30 BC) was the last civil war of the Roman Republic, fought between Mark Antony (assisted by Cleopatra and by extension Ptolemaic Egypt) and Octavian.
  • Infobox: Date
    March 32 - August 30 BC
  • Infobox: Belligerents
    Western Roman provinces ... Eastern Roman provinces and Ptolemaic Egypt
  • Infobox: result
    Octavian's victory
  • Lead text
    The War of Actium or Actian War (32-30 BC) was the last civil war of the Roman Republic, fought between Mark Antony (assisted by Cleopatra and by extension Ptolemaic Egypt) and Octavian.
  • Lead section
    The War of Actium or Actian War (32-30 BC) was the last civil war of the Roman Republic, fought between Mark Antony (assisted by Cleopatra and by extension Ptolemaic Egypt) and Octavian.
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