Antony and Cleopatra after Actium
Antony and Cleopatra face the collapse of their coalition after returning to Alexandria.
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The Battle of Actium explained with diagrams: Agrippa’s campaign, Cleopatra’s breakout, and how the naval battle fits the wider War of Actium, 32–30 BC.
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Alexandria, after Actium, 31 BC. Antony and Cleopatra have escaped the battle and returned to Egypt. Behind them, ships, soldiers and allies have slipped from their grasp. Together they command the resources of a kingdom, but Octavian holds the advantage. Their partnership has bound Roman military power to the wealth and ambitions of Egypt; now both face the same advancing enemy. They prepare for a final struggle while their position weakens. Within a year, Octavian will reach Alexandria, Antony and Cleopatra will be dead, and Egypt will pass under Roman rule.
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