sep 17, 31 BC - Battle of Actium

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§ Last war of the Roman Republic:
§ Naval fleet of Octavian
§ Combined forces of Mark Antony & Cleopatra
§ September, 31 BCE
§ Ionian Sea
§ Victory for Octavian, help of Marcus Agrippa
§ Marks Roman naval superiority in the
Mediterranean Sea
§ Antony commits suicide
§ Cleopatra follows suit with an asp
§ Octavian:
§ Takes Antony & Cleopatra’s children back to
Rome (captives)
§ Caesarion is killed
§ Egypt – no longer independent

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