Battle o Actium
Battle o Actium | |||||||
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Pairt o The Feenal War o the Roman Republic | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Octavian's Roman an allied supporters an forces |
Ptolemaic Egyp Mark Antony's Roman an allied supporters | ||||||
Commanders an leaders | |||||||
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa |
Cleopatra Mark Antony | ||||||
Strenth | |||||||
250 gaileys 16,000 infantry an 3,000 airchers. |
290 gaileys 30–50 Transports 20,000 infantry 2,000 airchers | ||||||
Casualties an losses | |||||||
About 2,500 killed |
Over 5,000 killed; 200 ships sunk or captured |
The Battle o Actium wis the decisive confrontation o the Feenal War o the Roman Republic, a naval engagement atween Octavian an the combined forces o Mark Antony an Cleopatra on 2 September 31 BC, on the Ionian Sea near the ceety o Actium, in the Roman province o Epirus vetus in Greece. Octavian's fleet wis commandit bi Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, while Antony's fleet wis supportit bi the ships o Queen Cleopatra o Ptolemaic Egyp.