Associations to the word «Actium»

Wiktionary

ACTIUM, proper noun. A promontory of Acarnania in Ancient Greece where Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in a naval battle in 31 BC

Dictionary definition

ACTIUM, noun. An ancient town on a promontory in western Greece.
ACTIUM, noun. The naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC.

Wise words

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Aeschylus