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245 14 a| The war that made the Roman Empire :b| Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium /c| Barry Strauss.;

246 30 a| Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium;

250 a| First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.;

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300 a| 350 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, map ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-334) and index.;

505 00 g| Prologue:t| A forgotten monument--Nicopolis, Greece --g| Part I:t| The seeds of war, 44 to 32 BC --t| The road to Philippi: Rome-Philippi, 44-42 BC --t| The commander and the queen: Ephesus-Tarsus-Alexandria-Perusia, 42 to 40 BC --t| Three treaties and a marriage: Sicily-Brundisium-Rome-Misenum-Athens-Tarentum, 40 to 36 BC --t| Octavian's victory, Antony's defeat and recovery: from Sicily to the Parthian Empire, 36 to 34 BC --t| The coming of war: Rome-Ephesus-Athens, 32 BC --g| Part 2:t| A plan and an attack, Autumn 32 to April 31 BC --t| The invaders: western Greece, Autumn 32 BC --t| The naval crown: Italy, March 31 BC --t| The African king: Methone, Greece, March 31 BC --t| Sitting on a ladle: western Greece, April 31 BC --g| Part 3:t| The battle, August to September 2, 31 BC --t| Apollo's revenge: Actium, August 31 BC --t| The clash: Actium, September 2, 31 BC: morning --t| The golden ship with purple sails: Actium, September 2, 31 BC: approximately 2:00 to 3:00 P.M. --t| "I preferred to save rather than to destroy": Actium-Asia Minor, September 3, 31 BC to Spring 30 BC --g| Part 4:t| The end game: September 31 to January 27 BC --t| Passage to India: Alexandria, September 31 to August 30 BC --t| The bite of the asp: Alexandria, August 1 to 10, 30 BC --t| "I wanted to see a king": Alexandria, 30 BC --t| The triumph of Augustus: Rome, August 29 to January 27 BC.;

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The war that made the Roman Empire : Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium / Barry Strauss.

Author/creator	Strauss, Barry S. author.
Format	Book
Edition	First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication	New York : Simon & Schuster, 2022.
Copyright Date	cu2022
Description	350 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects	Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D. Actium, Battle of, 31 B.C. Rome--History. --Civil War, 43-31 B.C.

Portion of title	Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
Contents	Prologue: A forgotten monument--Nicopolis, Greece -- Part I: The seeds of war, 44 to 32 BC -- The road to Philippi: Rome-Philippi, 44-42 BC -- The commander and the queen: Ephesus-Tarsus-Alexandria-Perusia, 42 to 40 BC -- Three treaties and a marriage: Sicily-Brundisium-Rome-Misenum-Athens-Tarentum, 40 to 36 BC -- Octavian's victory, Antony's defeat and recovery: from Sicily to the Parthian Empire, 36 to 34 BC -- The coming of war: Rome-Ephesus-Athens, 32 BC -- Part 2: A plan and an attack, Autumn 32 to April 31 BC -- The invaders: western Greece, Autumn 32 BC -- The naval crown: Italy, March 31 BC -- The African king: Methone, Greece, March 31 BC -- Sitting on a ladle: western Greece, April 31 BC -- Part 3: The battle, August to September 2, 31 BC -- Apollo's revenge: Actium, August 31 BC -- The clash: Actium, September 2, 31 BC: morning -- The golden ship with purple sails: Actium, September 2, 31 BC: approximately 2:00 to 3:00 P.M. -- "I preferred to save rather than to destroy": Actium-Asia Minor, September 3, 31 BC to Spring 30 BC -- Part 4: The end game: September 31 to January 27 BC -- Passage to India: Alexandria, September 31 to August 30 BC -- The bite of the asp: Alexandria, August 1 to 10, 30 BC -- "I wanted to see a king": Alexandria, 30 BC -- The triumph of Augustus: Rome, August 29 to January 27 BC.
Abstract	"The story of one of history's most decisive and yet little known battles, the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, which brought together Antony and Cleopatra on one side and Octavian, soon to be emperor Augustus, on the other, and whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-334) and index.
Genre/form	History.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	Biographies.
LCCN	2021007113
ISBN	9781982116675
ISBN	1982116676 (hardcover)
ISBN	9781982116682 trade paperback
ISBN	1982116684 trade paperback
ISBN	electronic book
Stock number	Simon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075 SAN 200-2442

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