A promontory on the southern side of the entrance to the Ambracian Gulf from the Ionian Sea. It was in the sea off this promontory in 31BC that M. Antonius suffered a famous naval defeat at the hands of Octavian.
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Actium Pr.
Actium (promontory)
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 54 C4 Actium Pr.
Smith 1854 (Perseus) ACTIUM
Str. (Meineke: Perseus) 10.2.7
New Pauly Actium
RE Aktion
BAtlas 54 C4 Actium Pr.
Akra Akri
A promontory on the southern side of the entrance to the Ambracian Gulf from the Ionian Sea. It was in the sea off this promontory in 31BC that M. Antonius suffered a famous naval defeat at the hands of Octavian.
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Actium (promontory)
Classical (Greco-Roman; 550 BC-330 BC)
The Classical period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 550 and end in the year 330 before the birth of Christ. [[-550, -330]]
Archaic (Greco-Roman; 750-550 BCE/BC)
The Archaic period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is seen to begin in the year 750 and end in the year 550 before the birth of Christ. [[-750, -550]]
Hellenistic Greek, Roman Republic (330 BC-30 BC)
The Hellenistic period in Greek history and the middle-to-late Republican period in Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 330 and end in the year 30 before the birth of Christ. [[-330, -30]]
Late Antique (AD 300-AD 640)
The Late Antique period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 300 and to end in the year 640 after the birth of Christ. [[300, 640]]
Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300)
The Roman period (i.e., the early Roman Empire) in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 30 before the birth of Christ and to end in the year 300 after the birth of Christ. [[-30, 300]]
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-750
640
Actium Pr.
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 54 C4 Actium Pr.
Actium Pr.
cape, promontory
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-750
640
Imagery Location of the Actium promontory
Pleiades
Location determined in Google Earth with reference to placement of label in Barrington Atlas