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# Battle of Actium
## Overview
The Battle of Actium (31 BCE) was the decisive naval engagement in which Octavian (later Augustus) defeated the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII, ending the Roman Republic's civil wars and paving the way for the Roman Empire.
The Battle of Actium (31 BCE) was the decisive naval engagement in which Octavian (later Augustus) defeated the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII, ending the Roman Republic's civil wars and paving the way for the Roman Empire. @t[=31 BCE]
## Key Facts
- Date: 2 September 31 BCE
- Date: 2 September 31 BCE @t[=31 BCE]
- Location: Ionian Sea, near Actium (western Greece)
- Belligerents: Octavian vs. Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII
- Commanders: Agrippa (for Octavian), Antony and Cleopatra
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- Remaining fleet surrendered; Antony's legions defected to Octavian
## Aftermath
- Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide in Alexandria (30 BCE)
- Egypt became a Roman province (30 BCE)
- Octavian became sole ruler; Senate granted him the title Augustus (27 BCE) [^2]
- Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide in Alexandria (30 BCE) @t[=30 BCE]
- Egypt became a Roman province (30 BCE) @t[=30 BCE]
- Octavian became sole ruler; Senate granted him the title Augustus (27 BCE) @t[=27 BCE] [^2]
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[^1]: Plutarch, *Life of Antony*