The war That Made the Roman Empire : : Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
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"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.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2022]
Year Published: 2022
Description: 350 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black & white), map ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781982116675
SUBJECTS
Cleopatra, -- Queen of Egypt, -- -30 B.C.
Antonius, Marcus, -- 83 B.C.?-30 B.C.
Augustus, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
Actium, Battle of, 31 B.C.
Rome -- History -- Civil War, 43-31 B.C.