Battle of Actium
David J. Califf ; introduction by Caspar W. Weinberger
- Philadelphia Chelsea House Publishers c2004
- 118 p. col. ill., col. map 25 cm.
- Great battles through the ages .
Includes Bibliography and index
From the origins of Rome to the collapse of the Republic -- The Second Triumvirate -- Philippi -- Sextus Pompeius -- Octavian versus Antony and Cleopatra -- Roman naval warfare -- The Actian Campaign -- The age of Augustus -- Actium in literature.
Recounts events leading up to and surrounding the 31 B.C. Battle of Actium during the Roman Civil War, as well as its long-lasting consequences.