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The war that made the Roman Empire : Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium / Barry Strauss.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strauss, Barry S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Actium, Battle of, 31 B.C.
- Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C.
- Cleopatra.
- Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C.
- Antonius, Marcus.
- Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
- Augustus.
- Rome--History--Civil War, 43-31 B.C.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- Genre:
- History.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 350 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Other Title:
- Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2022.
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 THE SEEDS OF WAR 44 to 32 BC
- 1. The Road to Philippi
- Rome-Philippi, 44 to 42 BC
- 2. The Commander and the Queen
- Ephesus-Tarsus-Alexandria-Perusia, 42 to 40 BC
- 3. Three Treaties and a Marriage
- Sicily-Brundisium-Rome-Misenurn-Athens-Tarentum, 40 to 36 BC
- 4. Octavian's Victory, Antony's Defeat and Recovery
- From Sicily to the Parthian Empire, 36 to 34 BC
- 5. The Coming of War
- Rome-Ephesus-Athens, 32 BC
- pt. 2 A PLAN AND AN ATTACK: Autumn 32 to April 31 BC
- 6. The Invaders
- Western Greece, Autumn 32 BC
- 7. The Naval Crown
- Italy, March 31 BC
- 8. The African King
- Methone, Greece, March 31 BC
- 9. Sitting on a Ladle
- Western Greece, April 31 BC
- pt. 3 THE BATTLE: August to September 2, 31 BC
- 10. Apollo's Revenge
- Actium, August 31 BC
- 11. The Clash
- Actium, September 2, 31 BC: Morning
- 12. The Golden Ship with Purple Sails
- Actium, September 2, 31 BC: Approximately 2:00 to 3:00 P.M.
- 13. "I Preferred to Save Rather Than to Destroy"
- Actium-Asia Minor, September 3, 31, to Spring 30 BC
- pt. 4 THE END GAME: September 31 to January 27 BC
- 14. Passage to India
- Alexandria, September 31 to August 30 BC
- 15. The Bite of the Asp
- Alexandria, August 1 to 10, 30 BC
- 16. "I Wanted to See a King"
- Alexandria, 30 BC
- 17. The Triumph of Augustus
- Rome, August 29 to January 27 BC.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-334) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781982116675
- 1982116676
- 9781982116682
- 1982116684
- OCLC:
- 1201297771
- Publisher Number:
- 99991088826
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