The naval battle of Actium. is fought in the Ionian Sea near Actium, Greece between the maritime fleet of Octavian (later known as Augustus) led by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, and the combined fleets of both Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Octavian emerges victorious, leading to the end of the Roman Republic and the establishment of the Roman Empire.
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