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The war that made the Roman Empire : Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium / Barry Strauss.
"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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- ISBN: 9781982116675
- ISBN: 1982116676
- Physical Description: xv, 350 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The Road to Philippi Rome-Philippi-Athens, 44-42 BC -- The Commander and the Queen Tarsus-Alexandria-Perusia, 41-40 BC -- Three Treaties and a Marriage Sicily-Brundisium-Rome-Misenum-Athens-Tarentum, 40-36 BC -- From Sicily to the Parthian Empire Rome-the Eastern Frontier-Alexandria, 39-34 BC -- The Coming of War Rome-Ephesus-Athens, 32BC -- 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: Ca. 2-3 Pm -- "I Preferred to Save Rather Than to Destroy" Actium, September 3, 31 BC - Spring 30 BC -- Passage to India Alexandria, September 31 - July 31, 30 BC -- The Bite of the Asp Alexandria, August 1-10, 30 BC -- "I Wanted to See a King" Alexandria, August 30 BC -- The Triumph of Augustus Rome, August 30-January 27 BC. |
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| Subject: | Actium, Battle of, 31 B.C. Rome > History > Civil War, 43-31 B.C. 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. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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The War That Made the Roman Empire : Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
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Table of Contents
The War That Made the Roman Empire : Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Maps | p. x | |
| Author's Note | p. xi | |
| Chronology | p. xii | |
| Prologue: A Forgotten Monument-Nicopolis, Greece | p. 1 | |
| Part 1 | The Seeds of War 44 to 32 BC | |
| 1 | The Road to Philippi | p. 11 |
| Rome-Philippi, 44 to 42 BC | ||
| 2 | The Commander and the Queen | p. 29 |
| Ephesus-Tarsus-Alexandria-Perusia, 42 to 40 BC | ||
| 3 | Three Treaties and a Marriage | p. 45 |
| Sicily-Brundisium-Rome-Misenum-Athens-Tarentum, 40 to 36 BC | ||
| 4 | Octavian's Victory, Antony's Defeat and Recovery | p. 62 |
| From Sicily to the Parthian Empire, 36 to 34 BC | ||
| 5 | The Coming of War | p. 83 |
| Rome-Ephesus'-Athens, 32 BC | ||
| Part 2 | A Plan and an Attack Autumn 32 to April 31 BC | |
| 6 | The Invaders | p. 105 |
| Western Greece, Autumn 32 BC | ||
| 7 | The Naval Crown | p. 120 |
| Italy, March 31 BC | ||
| 8 | The African King | p. 128 |
| Methone, Greece, March 31 BC | ||
| 9 | Sitting on a Ladle | p. 139 |
| Western Greece, April 31 BC | ||
| Part 3 | The Battle August to September 2, 31 BC | |
| 10 | Apollo's Revenge | p. 157 |
| Actium, August 31 BC | ||
| 11 | The Clash | p. 174 |
| Actium, September 2, 31 BC: Morning | ||
| 12 | The Golden Ship with Purple Sails | p. 194 |
| Actium, September 2, 31 BC: Approximately 2:00 to 3:00 P.M. | ||
| 13 | "I Preferred to Save Rather Than to Destroy" | p. 212 |
| Actium-Asia Minor, September 3, 31, to Spring 30 BC | ||
| Part 4 | The End Game September 31 to January 27 BC | |
| 14 | Passage to India | p. 229 |
| Alexandria, September 31 to August 30 BC | ||
| 15 | The Bite of the Asp | p. 244 |
| Alexandria, August 1 to 10, 30 BC | ||
| 16 | "I Wanted to See a King" | p. 261 |
| Alexandria, 30 BC | ||
| 17 | The Triumph of Augustus | p. 273 |
| Rome, August 29 to January 27 BC | ||
| Acknowledgments | p. 291 | |
| A Note on Sources | p. 295 | |
| Notes | p. 305 | |
| Illustration Credits | p. 335 | |
| Index | p. 337 |
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