Octavian defeated Antony's fleet in the Battle of Actium. Actium is a tongue of land guarding the Ambracian Gulf off the western coast of Greece.
Octavian defeated Antony's fleet in the Battle of Actium. Actium is a tongue of land guarding the Ambracian Gulf off the western coast of Greece.
Octavian defeated Antony's fleet in the Battle of Actium. Actium is a tongue of land guarding the Ambracian Gulf off the western coast of Greece.
Octavian defeated Antony's fleet in the Battle of Actium. Actium is a tongue of land guarding the Ambracian Gulf off the western coast of Greece.
Octavian defeated Antony's fleet in the Battle of Actium. Actium is a tongue of land guarding the Ambracian Gulf off the western coast of Greece.
Octavian defeated Antony's fleet in the Battle of Actium. Actium is a tongue of land guarding the Ambracian Gulf off the western coast of Greece.
Octavian defeated Antony's fleet in the Battle of Actium. Actium is a tongue of land guarding the Ambracian Gulf off the western coast of Greece.
Octavian defeated Antony's fleet in the Battle of Actium. Actium is a tongue of land guarding the Ambracian Gulf off the western coast of Greece.
Octavian defeated Antony's fleet in the Battle of Actium. Actium is a tongue of land guarding the Ambracian Gulf off the western coast of Greece.
Octavian defeated Antony's fleet in the Battle of Actium. Actium is a tongue of land guarding the Ambracian Gulf off the western coast of Greece.
The combined and powerful Greek navy defeated a similar sized Persian fleet at the battle of Salamis.
The forces of Octavian (the future Augustus) defeated the combined forced of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII. Agrippa was the overall commander of Octavian's Fleet. Mark Antony was the overall commander of the Antonine fleet. Cleopatra headed and Egyptian squadron.
A civil war broke out between Octavian and Marc Antony for control of the Roman Empire. When the Roman fleet destroyed the Egyptian fleet at the battle of Actium Octavian's forces had won and Antony committed suicide.
The battle of Tsushima
The battle of Actium occurred in 31 BC. The fleet of Octavian and Agrippa defeated the fleet of Mac Antony and Cleopatra. This battle was part of the civil war between Octavian and March Antony, the final civil war of the Roman Republic. Marc Antony and Cleopatra fled to Egypt. They were defeated again and committed suicide. Octavian then became the sole ruler of Rome and her territories and the first Roman emperor. He did away with the Roman Republic and started the 503-year period of absolute rule by emperors. When he became the emperor he was given the title of Augustus. Historians use the name Augustus for the period when he was the emperor.
The combined and powerful Greek navy defeated a similar sized Persian fleet at the battle of Salamis.
The forces of Octavian (the future Augustus) defeated the combined forced of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII. Agrippa was the overall commander of Octavian's Fleet. Mark Antony was the overall commander of the Antonine fleet. Cleopatra headed and Egyptian squadron.
King Xerxes' fleet of ships from Phonecia, Egypt and Asian-Greeks was defeated at the Battle of Salamis by the Greek fleet led by Spartan Admiral Eurybiades.
A civil war broke out between Octavian and Marc Antony for control of the Roman Empire. When the Roman fleet destroyed the Egyptian fleet at the battle of Actium Octavian's forces had won and Antony committed suicide.
The battle of Tsushima
The battle of Actium occurred in 31 BC. The fleet of Octavian and Agrippa defeated the fleet of Mac Antony and Cleopatra. This battle was part of the civil war between Octavian and March Antony, the final civil war of the Roman Republic. Marc Antony and Cleopatra fled to Egypt. They were defeated again and committed suicide. Octavian then became the sole ruler of Rome and her territories and the first Roman emperor. He did away with the Roman Republic and started the 503-year period of absolute rule by emperors. When he became the emperor he was given the title of Augustus. Historians use the name Augustus for the period when he was the emperor.
Julius Caesar's death. At least that was the root cause. After Caesar's death there was a power struggle which ultimately ended up with Octavian and Antony facing off against each other. They fought at Actium where Octavian won.
[It depends on who you is.] The U.S. Navy defeated the fleet of the Imperial Navy of Japan.
A fleet from an alliance of southern Greek cities led by Sparta.
The Spanish Armada was defeated by an English fleet commanded by Charles Howard the 1st Earl of Nottingham on August 8, 1588 in the Battle of Gravelines.
Imperial Cruisers defeated the combined Australian, British, Dutch, American Cruiser fleet (ABDA Fleet) during the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February 1942.
A Persian fleet drawn from its subjects - Phoenician and Asian-Greek cities and Egypt.