Description
Product ID: | 9781846034053 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Campaign |
Title: | Actium 31 BC |
Subtitle: | Downfall of Antony and Cleopatra |
Authors: | Author: Si Sheppard, Christa Hook |
Page Count: | 96 |
Subjects: | General and world history, General & world history, European history, Ancient history, Military history, Battles and campaigns, European history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Military history, Battles & campaigns, Ancient Rome |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Tells the story of the battle of Actium. Osprey''s examination of the Battle of Actium, which was the decisive confrontation of the Final War of the Roman Republic (32-30 BC). In 32 BC, the Roman Republic declared war on Egypt and set in motion a chain of events that would tear the Republic apart. In Rome, the forces of the western republic were marshaled together under Octavian (the future Emperor Augustus) and Marcus Agrippa. In the east, armies were gathered under the leadership of the famous lovers, Marc Antony and Cleopatra. |
Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2009-06-04 |