Battle of Actium
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The Battle of Actium was a naval battle fought between Octavian's maritime fleet, led by Marcus Agrippa, and the combined fleets of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. The battle took place on 2 September 31 B
Detail of the naval battle from an early 1st-century relief commemorating Actium (extensively restored)
A reconstructed statue of Augustus as a younger Octavian, dated c. 30 BC
A Roman bust of the consul and triumvir Mark Antony, Vatican Museums
Ballistae on a Roman Galley
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was a Roman general and statesman who was a close friend, son-in-law and lieutenant to the Roman emperor Augustus. Agrippa is well known for his important military victories,
Battle of Actium
…The Battle of Actium was a naval battle fought between Octavian's maritime fleet, led by Marcus Agrippa, and the combined fleets of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. The battle took place on 2 September 31 BC in the Ionian Sea, near the former Roman colony of…
Bust of Agrippa in the Louvre Museum, Paris, c. 25–24 BC
Bust of Agrippa, Musée Saint-Raymond
The facade of the Pantheon with the inscription of Agrippa
The theatre at Merida, Spain; it was promoted by Agrippa, built between 16 and 15 BC.