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Battle of Actium |
[25] Battle of Actium, (September 2, 31 bc), naval battle off a promontory in the north of Acarnania, on the western coast of Greece, where Octavian (known as the emperor Augustus after 27 bc), by his decisive victory over Mark Antony, became the undisputed master of the Roman world. Antony, with 500 ships and 70,000 infantry, made his camp at Actium, which lies on the southern side of a strait leading from the Ionian Sea into the Ambracian Gulf. Octavian, with 400 ships and 80,000 infantry, arrived from the north and, by occupying Patrae and Corinth, also managed to cut Antony’s southward communications with Egypt via the Peloponnese. |
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Battle of Naulochus |
Start date:September 3, 36 BC Was between Sextus Pompey and Agrippaalong with Octavian Occurred at Naulochus , which is nearMessina, Sicily Octavian gains fullcontrol of Sicily Grain rations/tax |
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Battle of Philippi |
The Battle of Philippi in 42 BCE between Octavian and Mark Antony against Brutus and Cassius, the assassins of Caesar. located on an inland plain in eastern Macedonia near the city of Philippi involved 36 legions clashed, the bloody outcome decided the future of the Roman Empire; ended the 500-year old Roman Republic. Two battles Antony was hailed as imperator, Octavius was not |
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aerārium militāre |
In ad 6 the emperor Augustus founded a second treasury, the aerarium militare(military treasury). The old treasury was thereafter known as aerarium Saturni, eventually becoming the municipal treasury of the city of Rome. The new treasury’s function was to pay bounties to discharged veterans or purchase land for them. It was supplied with funds from taxes (sales, inheritance, and property) collected by the emperor’s procurators and was administered by three former praetors. |
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Agrippa |
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, (born 63 bc?—died March, 12 bc, Campania[Italy]), powerful deputy of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. He was chiefly responsible for the victory over Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium in 31 bc, and during Augustus’ reign he suppressed rebellions, founded colonies, and administered various parts of the Roman Empire. Agrippa took Augustus’ daughter Julia as his wife after divorcing a niece of Augustus (Marcella the Elder), Held consular power and tribuncian power Augustus' Heir before he died |
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Gaius and Lucius |
Caius Caesar, born in 20 B.C. and Lucius Caesar, born in 17 B.C., were the sons of Agrippa and Julia, and the grandsons of Augustus. Augustus adopted them and designated them as his successors. As boy's, they were declared consul elect, princeps juventutis, honored with priesthoods, and admitted to the senate. In 1 A.D. Caius was consul and was sent to Armenia, where he showed talent for both civil government and military enterprise. In 2 A.D., rather than invade, Gaius met with King Phraates V and concluded peace with the Parthians, who recognized Roman claims to Armenia. The brothers seemed destined for greatness. But Lucius, the younger of the two, died suddenly at Marseilles on 20 August 2 A.D. And, on his return from Armenia, Caius was treacherously wounded by a local Roman magistrate, fell into a lingering illness, and on 21 February 4 A.D., at the early age of 24, died at Limyra in Lycia. |
