Overview
Following Caesarās assassination and Mark Antonyās defeat of the conspirators who killed Caesar, two powerful men remained in RomeāAntony and Caesarās chosen heir, young Octavian, the future Augustus. When Antony fell in love with the most powerful woman in the world, Egyptās ruler Cleopatra, and thwarted Octavianās ambition to rule the empire, another civil war broke out. In 31 BC one of the largest naval battles in the ancient world took placeāmore than 600 ships, almost 200,000 men, and one womanāthe Battle of Actium. Octavian prevailed over Antony and Cleopatra, who subsequently killed themselves.
The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empireās capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatraās capital, and Latin might have become the empireās second language after Greek, which was spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean, including Egypt.
In this āsuperbly recountedā (The National Review) history, Barry Strauss, ancient history authority, describes this consequential battle with the drama and expertise that it deserves. The War That Made the Roman Empire is essential history that features three of the greatest figures of the ancient world.
This book title, The War That Made the Roman Empire (Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium) - 9781982116682, ISBN: 9781982116682, by Barry Strauss, published by Simon & Schuster (March 21, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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