What the records say
- When
- 32 BCE – 30 BCE
- Kind
- Civil war
- Coordinates
- 34.00° N, 36.00° E
- Description
- last of the civil wars of the Roman Republic
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
War of Actium
War between Mark Antony and Octavian, 32–30 BC
The War of Actium or Actian War was the last civil war of the Roman Republic, fought between Mark Antony and Octavian. In 32 BC, Octavian convinced the Roman Senate to declare war on the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Her lover and ally Mark Antony, who was Octavian's rival, gave his support for her cause. Forty percent of the Roman Senate, together with both consuls, left Rome to join the war on Antony's side.
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