Actium

[ ak-tee-uhm, -shee-uhm ]

noun

1. a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.

Actium

/ ˈæktɪəm /

noun

1. a town of ancient Greece that overlooked the naval battle in 31 bc at which Octavian's fleet under Agrippa defeated that of Mark Antony and Cleopatra

Other Words From

• Ac·ti·an [ak, -tee-, uh, n, -shee-, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

The Roman Republic began going to pieces about a hundred years before the battle of Actium.

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For the rest of his life he settled at Nicopolis, in southern Epirus, not far from the scene of the battle of Actium.

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The battle of Actium reaffirmed the destiny of Rome, and the death of the republic was illustrated by the annexation of Egypt.

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He went to Nicopolis, across Actium in Epirus, where he conducted his own school.

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Patr was selected by Augustus as a place in which to settle some of those, who had fought with him at Actium.

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