Final War of the Roman Republic

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The Final War of the Roman Republic was the decisive civil conflict between Octavian and the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII that led to the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman civil war
civil war
historical event
alsoKnownAs Antony–Octavian War
Last War of the Roman Republic
War between Antony and Octavian
belligerent Cleopatra VII
Mark Antony
Octavian
linked to: Augustus

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom

Roman Senate faction supporting Octavian
cause Antony’s alliance with Cleopatra VII
Breakdown of the Second Triumvirate
Political rivalry between Octavian and Mark Antony
Propaganda campaign by Octavian against Antony and Cleopatra
conflictBetween Cleopatra VII
Mark Antony
Octavian
linked to: Augustus
consequence Octavian becomes sole ruler of Rome
Octavian later takes the title Augustus
Rise of the Roman Empire
linked to: Pax Romana
decisiveBattle Battle of Actium
decisiveBattleDate 2 September 31 BC
endDate 30 BC
followedBy Establishment of the Principate
historicalPeriod Late Roman Republic
keyCommander Cleopatra VII
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Mark Antony
Octavian
linked to: Augustus
location Eastern Mediterranean
Egypt
Greece
notableEvent Suicides of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII in 30 BC
partOf Roman civil wars
politicalChange Consolidation of power in the hands of Octavian
precededBy Liberators’ Civil War
Perusine War
Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey
relatedTo Battle of Actium
Cleopatra VII
Mark Antony
Octavian
linked to: Augustus

Second Triumvirate
result Annexation of Egypt by Rome
Decisive victory for Octavian
Defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII
End of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
End of the Roman Republic
linked to: Late Roman Republic
startDate 32 BC
territorialChange Egypt becomes a Roman province

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Cleopatra VII involvedInConflict Final War of the Roman Republic
Late Roman Republic conflict Final War of the Roman Republic
Alexander Helios historicalContext Final War of the Roman Republic
Roman declaration of war on Cleopatra VII partOf Final War of the Roman Republic
Second Triumvirate dissolutionConsequence Final War of the Roman Republic
Battle of Naulochus partOf Final War of the Roman Republic
Battle of Mutina (43 BC) partOf Final War of the Roman Republic
subject linked to: Mutina
Liberators’ civil war followedBy Final War of the Roman Republic
Final War of the Roman Republic alsoKnownAs Antony–Octavian War
linked to: Final War of the Roman Republic
Final War of the Roman Republic alsoKnownAs Last War of the Roman Republic
linked to: Final War of the Roman Republic
Legio X Fretensis conflict Final War of the Roman Republic