diff --git a/.automate/.improve-state.tsv b/.automate/.improve-state.tsv index 4bb2a4e..a3fe710 100644 --- a/.automate/.improve-state.tsv +++ b/.automate/.improve-state.tsv @@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ 2ac383 1771804961 2eca19 1771805104 31de03 1771805202 +445d5a 1771805308 diff --git a/.automate/continuous-improve.log b/.automate/continuous-improve.log index 70ca623..8d9e26f 100644 --- a/.automate/continuous-improve.log +++ b/.automate/continuous-improve.log @@ -3307,3 +3307,13 @@ To https://gitea.home.everyonce.com/daniel/factbase-ancient-history.git [?25h status: UPDATED | Amber Road | changes: fixed duplicate title, replaced malformed @t[=000 BCE] with @t[~3000 BCE..~400 CE], removed stale review queue section (apply_review_answers no-op bug filed as task #92), added Dnieper river corridor, Tutankhamun breast ornament with @t[~1330 BCE], Qatna amber find, Delphi offering, Roman return goods (glass/brass/gold/tin/copper), military fortifications, Nordic Bronze Age connection, Partynice amber hoard (~1,240–1,760 kg), Sicilian amber origins section, new [^3] citation; committed and pushed +[main f494a8f] improve: Amber Road + 5 files changed, 205 insertions(+) + delete mode 100644 .factbase/factbase.db-shm + delete mode 100644 .factbase/factbase.db-wal +[2026-02-23 00:08:28] ✅ Committed: improve: Amber Road +[2026-02-23 00:08:28] Done (98s) — UPDATED +[2026-02-23 00:08:33] [13/66] Next up... +[2026-02-23 00:08:33] ━━━ [Battle of Actium] (450ee0) reviews=0 garbage=0 ━━━ +[2026-02-23 00:08:33] 🧹 Bash cleanup applied +[2026-02-23 00:08:33] 🔍 Enrichment + review pass diff --git a/.automate/improve-history.log b/.automate/improve-history.log index 22d4bfa..8739811 100644 --- a/.automate/improve-history.log +++ b/.automate/improve-history.log @@ -58,3 +58,6 @@ [2026-02-23T00:06:42+00:00] 31de03 | Code of Hammurabi status: UPDATED | Code of Hammurabi | changes: Fixed duplicate title, removed stale review queue section (apply_review_answers was a no-op — filed bug #91), corrected issuer description to "sixth king", added Shamash relief detail, added Discovery and Transmission section (Elamite plunder ~1158 BCE, scribal copies for 1000+ years), added Louvre as [^3] source, added Wikipedia as [^4], noted stele material discrepancy (basalt per Louvre vs diorite in some sources), added weight and parallel with Torah law duration: 91s +[2026-02-23T00:08:28+00:00] 445d5a | Amber Road + status: UPDATED | Amber Road | changes: fixed duplicate title, replaced malformed @t[=000 BCE] with @t[~3000 BCE..~400 CE], removed stale review queue section (apply_review_answers no-op bug filed as task #92), added Dnieper river corridor, Tutankhamun breast ornament with @t[~1330 BCE], Qatna amber find, Delphi offering, Roman return goods (glass/brass/gold/tin/copper), military fortifications, Nordic Bronze Age connection, Partynice amber hoard (~1,240–1,760 kg), Sicilian amber origins section, new [^3] citation; committed and pushed + duration: 98s diff --git a/.factbase/factbase.db-shm b/.factbase/factbase.db-shm new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f75a247 Binary files /dev/null and b/.factbase/factbase.db-shm differ diff --git a/.factbase/factbase.db-wal b/.factbase/factbase.db-wal new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3642136 Binary files /dev/null and b/.factbase/factbase.db-wal differ diff --git a/battles/battle-of-actium.md b/battles/battle-of-actium.md index 4d491b4..8056930 100644 --- a/battles/battle-of-actium.md +++ b/battles/battle-of-actium.md @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ # Battle of Actium -# 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. @t[=31 BCE] @@ -10,23 +8,32 @@ The Battle of Actium (31 BCE) was the decisive naval engagement in which Octavia - 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 +- Commanders: Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (for Octavian), Antony and Cleopatra - Result: Decisive victory for Octavian [^1] +## Background +The battle was the culmination of over a decade of rivalry between Octavian and Antony following the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE and the fracture of the Second Triumvirate (43–33 BCE). Octavian declared war on Cleopatra rather than Antony directly, using propaganda to portray her as a foreign threat to Rome. Antony and Cleopatra mobilized at Ephesus (33–32 BCE), then moved to Actium by August 32 BCE. Cleopatra contributed 20,000 talents to the war chest. [^3] + ## The Battle -- Octavian's fleet: ~400 ships; Antony's fleet: ~230 warships + 60 Egyptian ships +- Octavian's forces: ~400 ships (light Liburnian vessels) + 80,000 infantry, 12,000 cavalry; Antony's forces: ~480 ships (heavy quinqueremes) + ~60,000–63,000 infantry [^3] +- Agrippa seized Methone and Leucas in early 31 BCE, cutting off Antony's Egyptian supply lines before the main engagement - Antony's forces were weakened by desertion and disease during a prolonged blockade -- Cleopatra's squadron broke through and fled; Antony followed -- Remaining fleet surrendered; Antony's legions defected to Octavian +- Agrippa's Liburnians used the *harpax* — an iron-encased grappling harpoon fired by catapult — to immobilize Antony's larger, slower warships +- Cleopatra's squadron broke through and fled with the war chests; Antony followed with ~40 ships +- Remaining fleet surrendered the next morning; Antony's legions defected to Octavian ## Aftermath -- Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide in Alexandria (30 BCE) @t[=30 BCE] -- Egypt became a Roman province (30 BCE) @t[=30 BCE] +- Antony stabbed himself on 1 August 30 BCE and died in Cleopatra's arms in Alexandria @t[=30 BCE] +- Cleopatra killed herself on 30 August 30 BCE rather than be paraded in Octavian's triumph @t[=30 BCE] [^1] +- Octavian ordered the execution of Caesarion (son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra) [^3] +- Cleopatra's three children by Antony were taken to Rome and later raised by Octavia +- Egypt became a Roman province (30 BCE) @t[=30 BCE] [^3] - Octavian became sole ruler; Senate granted him the title Augustus (27 BCE) @t[=27 BCE] [^2] --- [^1]: Plutarch, *Life of Antony* [^2]: Lange, C.H. *The Battle of Actium 31 BC* (Cambridge, 2022) +[^3]: Cassius Dio, *Roman History*, Books 50–51 (~229 CE) --- ## Review Queue diff --git a/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-23.log b/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-23.log index 6b2709c..3f51c07 100644 --- a/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-23.log +++ b/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-23.log @@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ {"level":"info","message":"Starting MCP server","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:06:50.462"} {"level":"info","message":"MCP server started successfully","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:06:50.465"} {"level":"info","message":"Puppeteer MCP Server closing","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:08:25.404"} +{"level":"info","message":"Starting MCP server","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:08:36.112"} +{"level":"info","message":"MCP server started successfully","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:08:36.115"}