Actium

American  

[ak-tee-uhm, -shee-uhm] / ˈæk ti əm, -ʃi əm /

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.

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Actium British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• Actian adjective

Example Sentences

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

He had the right look of ruined grandeur and was suitably full of breast-beating anger after the defeat at Actium; what he lacked was much sense of physical enslavement to his captivating Cleopatra.

From The Guardian • May 28, 2012

Octavian defeated the combined forces of Antony and Cleopatra at the naval battle of Actium in 31 B.C.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Danly, who studied classics in college, came up with Operation Battle of Actium, in large part because he thought it would be funny to name one of the areas "Hot Spot Cleopatra."

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2010

Having established their defensive line, Mark Antony and Cleopatra sent a majority of their troops north to Actium to extend the chain.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby