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31-9-2BC The escape of Cleopatra, Battle of Actium Ionian Sea, Greece

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Theme & chronology

Section
Late Roman Republic
Section range
133–27 BC
SubSection
Second Triumvirate and Final Civil War
Event
Battle of Actium
Persons
Octavian; Mark Antony; Cleopatra VII
Date
Reference
Plutarch, Antony 65–68; Cassius Dio 50.11–35

Catalogue record

Artwork ID
4b263b0bf6b848c8a0
Filename
31-9-2BC The escape of Cleopatra, Battle of Actium Ionian Sea, Greece.jpg
Historical Art Gallery 2.0.3d-test

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