Actium
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Actium
- These tactics were used at Actium by Octavian's smaller ships, which fought Antony's colossal eastern vessels.
- the Battle of Actium
Examples
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Now Anthony was leaving Actium with his tail between his legs, hoping that maybe the whole thing would come out as a draw.
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The old days of massive naval battles like Actium were long gone.
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The old days of massive naval battles like Actium were long gone.
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He died at Actium, running away.
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Remember always, that after the battle of Actium, with Octavian dead and Antony dead, you saw the victor sail away on her golden barge.
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When Antony was defeated by Augustus at the sea battle of Actium, he and Cleopatra fled together.
Blog text (4) -
But that same year, Octavian—soon to be the emperor Augustus—defeated both at the Battle of Actium in Greece.
Academic text (2011) -
And just as Antony had foretold, the forces of Octavian came to meet them on the spot where they landed, which was at Actium, in Greece.
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In 31 B.C., after his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at the nearby Battle of Actium, Augustus refounded Butrint as a Roman veterans' colony, signaling the beginning of a long period of impressive public building at the site.
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The Battle of Actium was a crucial turning point in Roman history.
Compounds
Octavian wins a sea battle in 31 BC against Antony and Cleopatra, starting the Roman Empire
Surface Forms
Etymology
Actium comes from the Greek name Aktion, from aktē meaning 'shore'. So Actium was a place 'on the shore', which helps explain why the famous Battle of Actium was a sea battle.