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Noun: Actium  akteeum
  1. The naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC
     
  2. An ancient town on a promontory in western Greece

Type of: naval battle, town

Part of: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic

Encyclopedia: Actium Actium, Battle of