| Description |
350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The Road to Philippi : Rome-Philippi, 44-42 BC -- The commander and the queen : Ephesus-Tarsus-Alexandria-Perusia, 42-40 BC -- Three treaties and a marriage : Sicily-Brundisium-Rome-Misenum-Athens-Tarentum, 40-36 BC -- Octavian's victory, Antony's defeat and recovery : from Sicily to the Parthian Empire, 36-34 BC -- The coming of war : Rome-Ephesus-Athens, 32 BC -- The invaders : Western Greece, Autumn 32 BC -- The naval crown : Italy, March 31 BC -- The African King : Methone, Greece, March 31 BC -- Sitting on a ladle : Western Greece, April 31 BC -- Apollo's revenge : Actium, August 31 BC -- The Clash : Actium, September 2, 31 BC: morning -- The golden ship with purple sails : Actium, September 2, 31 BC: approximately 2:00-3:00 p.m. -- "I preferred to save rather than to destroy" : Actium-Asia Minor, September 3, 31, to spring 30 BC -- Passage to India : Alexandria, September 31 to August 30, BC -- The bite of the asp : Alexandria, August 1 to 10, 30 BC -- "I wanted to see a king" : Alexandria, 30 BC -- The triumph of Augustus : Rome, August 29 to January 27 BC. |
| Summary |
"The story of one of history's most decisive and yet little known battles, the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, which brought together Antony and Cleopatra on one side and Octavian, soon to be emperor Augustus, on the other, and whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-334) and index. |
| Subject |
Actium, Battle of, 31 B.C.
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Rome -- History -- Civil War, 43-31 B.C.
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Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C.
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Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C.
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Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
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| Added Title |
Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium |
| ISBN |
9781982116675 (hardcover) |
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9781982116682 (trade paperback) |
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