| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
350 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-303) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: A forgotten monument--Nicopolis, Greece -- Part I: The seeds of war, 44 to 32 BC. The road to Philippi: Rome-Philippi, 44-42 BC ; The commander and the queen: Ephesus-Tarsus-Alexandria-Perusia, 42 to 40 BC ; Three treaties and a marriage: Sicily-Brundisium-Rome-Misenum-Athens-Tarentum, 40 to 36 BC ; Octavian's victory, Antony's defeat and recovery: from Sicily to the Parthian Empire, 36 to 34 BC ; The coming of war: Rome-Ephesus-Athens, 32 BC -- Part 2: A plan and an attack, Autumn 32 to April 31 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 -- Part 3: The battle, August to September 2, 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 to 3:00 P.M. ; "I preferred to save rather than to destroy": Actium-Asia Minor, September 3, 31 BC to Spring 30 BC -- Part 4: The end game, September 31 to January 27 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. |
| 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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HISTORY / Europe / Italy.
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Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. (OCoLC)fst01804903
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Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D. (OCoLC)fst00032969
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Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. (OCoLC)fst01802070
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Rome (Empire) (OCoLC)fst01204885
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Battle of Actium (31 B.C.) (OCoLC)fst00796265
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Roman Civil War (Rome : 43-31 B.C.) (OCoLC)fst01352313
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| Chronological Term |
43-31 B.C.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium |
| ISBN |
9781982116675 (hardcover) |
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1982116676 (hardcover) |
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9781982116682 (trade paperback) |
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1982116684 (trade paperback) |
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9781982116699 (ebook) |
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