Actium
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He oversees the rapid construction of a powerful naval force and confronts the combined fleets of Antony and Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
And not just any warships: Pliny blamed remoras for the defeat of Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and hints that they were indirectly responsible for the assassination of Gaius Caligula.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 4, 2013
Octavian defeated the combined forces of Antony and Cleopatra at the naval battle of Actium in 31 B.C.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
And the battle scenes are brilliantly clear with white model boats used to symbolise the defection of Cleoptra's fleet at Actium.
From The Guardian ● May 10, 2010
—Virgil The sun streamed out over the calm blue sea around Actium on the morning of September 2, 31 BCE.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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