Roman declaration of war on Cleopatra VII

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The Roman declaration of war on Cleopatra VII was the Senate’s formal act in 32 BCE that marked the beginning of the final conflict between Octavian and the alliance of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, leading to the end of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the rise of the Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
war declaration ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom

Roman Republic ⓘ
authorizedBy Roman Senate ⓘ
conflict Octavian vs. alliance of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII ⓘ
contributedTo rise of Octavian as Augustus ⓘ
transition from Roman Republic to Roman Empire ⓘ
country Roman Republic ⓘ
date 32 BCE ⓘ
declaredBy Roman Senate ⓘ
describedAs formal act marking the final conflict between Octavian and the Antony–Cleopatra alliance ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Actium ⓘ
Roman invasion of Egypt ⓘ
hasCause alliance of Mark Antony with Cleopatra VII ⓘ
political rivalry between Octavian and Mark Antony ⓘ
propaganda campaign by Octavian against Antony and Cleopatra ⓘ
hasEffect Roman–Ptolemaic War ⓘ
beginning of the Final War of the Roman Republic ⓘ
escalation of conflict between Octavian and Mark Antony ⓘ
hasPart Roman Senate decree of 32 BCE ⓘ
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period ⓘ
late Roman Republic ⓘ
languageOfRecord Latin ⓘ
legalForm senatus consultum ⓘ
location Rome ⓘ
opponent Cleopatra VII Philopator ⓘ
linked to: Cleopatra VII

Mark Antony ⓘ
opponentAlliance Antony–Cleopatra alliance ⓘ
opposedBy supporters of Mark Antony in the Roman Senate ⓘ
partOf Final War of the Roman Republic ⓘ
pointInTime 32 BCE ⓘ
politicalContext end phase of the Roman Republic ⓘ
relatedTo Donations of Alexandria ⓘ
Second Triumvirate ⓘ
propaganda of Octavian against Antony ⓘ
result annexation of Egypt by Rome ⓘ
consolidation of Octavian’s power ⓘ
defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII ⓘ
end of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
significantParticipant Cleopatra VII Philopator ⓘ
linked to: Cleopatra VII

Gaius Octavius (Octavian) ⓘ
linked to: Gaius Octavius

Mark Antony ⓘ
target Cleopatra VII Philopator ⓘ
linked to: Cleopatra VII

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
temporalRelation shortly before the Battle of Actium ⓘ

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Donations of Alexandria → followedBy → Roman declaration of war on Cleopatra VII ⓘ