Sanctuary of Apollo Actius

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The Sanctuary of Apollo Actius was an ancient Greek religious complex near Actium dedicated to the god Apollo, renowned for its temple, festivals, and later association with Augustus’ victory over Antony and Cleopatra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek sanctuary
religious complex
associatedWith Actian Games
Augustus
Battle of Actium
Cleopatra VII
Mark Antony
naval victory of Octavian at Actium
commemorated victory of Augustus over Antony and Cleopatra
country Greece
cultType Apollo cult
culturalSignificance regional religious center of western Greece
symbol of Augustan victory at Actium
dedicatedTo Apollo
flourishedInPeriod Hellenistic period
Roman Imperial period
hasArchaeologicalRemains altars
dedicatory inscriptions
temple foundations
hasFunction festival center
religious worship
hasMainBuilding Sanctuary of Apollo Actius self-linksurface differs
surface form: Temple of Apollo Actius
hosted athletic contests
musical competitions
religious festivals
laterPatron Augustus
locatedInRegion Epirus
locatedNear Actium
Ambracian Gulf
nearbyCity Nikopolis
surface form: Nicopolis
nearbyCityFoundedBy Augustus
religion ancient Greek religion
usedFor imperial propaganda

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Actium hasSanctuary Sanctuary of Apollo Actius
Sanctuary of Apollo Actius hasMainBuilding Sanctuary of Apollo Actius self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Temple of Apollo Actius
Apollo Actius associatedWithSanctuary Sanctuary of Apollo Actius
this entity surface form: Sanctuary of Apollo at Actium
Actian Games hasCultCenter Sanctuary of Apollo Actius
this entity surface form: Sanctuary of Apollo at Actium
Acarnanians importantSanctuary Sanctuary of Apollo Actius
this entity surface form: sanctuary of Apollo at Actium
Ancient Nicopolis archaeological site hasPart Sanctuary of Apollo Actius
this entity surface form: Actian sacred grove area (Actium sanctuary zone)