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

Randall name-checks philosophers — Hegel, Kant, Nietzsche, Plato, Marcus Aurelius — he misunderstands to his advantage and drops references to the Catiline Conspiracy and the Battle of Actium to make base actions sound important and dignified.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet significant though the fire’s impact was, the Battle of Actium a century earlier, and mentioned by Barrett, perhaps has greater claims as a classical watershed.

From Washington Post

Here’s what the Battle of Actium was, here’s what polonium is, to here’s who Valentina Tereshkova was.

From Seattle Times

For us today it does not matter any more than ancient battles from Actium to Zama still matter.

From The Guardian

Authorities say 350Green also did not pay the actual maker of chargers and instead made checks out to a front company called Actium Power.

From Washington Times