Actium in the Ancient World

The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 51 BC to 135. The most recorded lives are Augustus, Epictetus and Cicero.

Notable people

1. Augustus

   in 31 BC

   2 moments here

   Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…

2. Cicero

   in 51 BC

   1 moment here

   Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) was a Roman lawyer, orator, philosopher, consul, provincial governor, and defender of the late Republic.…

3. Cleopatra

   in 31 BC

   1 moment here

   Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (born early 69 BC, possibly late 70 BC; died 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt.…

4. Epictetus

   from 93 to 135

   2 moments here

   Greek Stoic philosopher, born enslaved at Hierapolis in Phrygia, later active in Rome, and founder of a philosophical school at Nicopolis in Epirus.…

Moments

1. 51 BC Reaches Actium Cicero
2. 31 BC Encamps near Actium Augustus
3. 31 BC Wins the Battle of Actium Augustus
4. 31 BC Commanded ships at Actium Cleopatra
5. 93 Relocation and school foundation at Nicopolis Epictetus
6. 135 Death at Nicopolis Epictetus

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