Donations of Alexandria
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The Donations of Alexandria were a political ceremony in 34 BCE in which Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII distributed eastern territories and royal titles to their children, dramatically asserting their power and provoking Roman hostility that helped lead to the final conflict with Octavian.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political ceremony → |
| aimedTo |
assert Antony and Cleopatra’s power in the eastern Mediterranean
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reorganize eastern territories under Antony’s influence → |
| associatedWith |
cult of Dionysus-Osiris and Isis-Aphrodite imagery
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| awardedTerritory |
Coele-Syria
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Crete → Cyprus → Cyrenaica → Cyrenaica to Cleopatra Selene II → Libya → Palestine → Phoenicia → Syrian and Anatolian regions to Ptolemy Philadelphus → eastern territories to Alexander Helios → parts of Armenia → parts of Cilicia → parts of Media → parts of Syria → |
| ceremonialForm |
public spectacle in the Gymnasium of Alexandria
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| date |
34 BCE
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| declared |
Cleopatra VII as queen of kings
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Ptolemy XV Caesarion as king of kings → Ptolemy XV Caesarion as legitimate son of Julius Caesar → |
| followedBy |
Battle of Actium
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Roman declaration of war on Cleopatra VII → |
| grantedTitleTo |
Alexander Helios
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Cleopatra Selene II → Ptolemy Philadelphus → Ptolemy XV Caesarion → |
| heldIn |
Ptolemaic Egypt
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| involved |
Alexander Helios
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Cleopatra Selene II → Cleopatra VII → Mark Antony → Ptolemy Philadelphus → Ptolemy XV Caesarion → |
| languageOfCeremony |
Greek
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| perceivedAs |
attempt to create a Hellenistic-style eastern empire
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| place |
Alexandria
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| politicalContext |
Final War of the Roman Republic
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rivalry between Mark Antony and Octavian → |
| presidedBy |
Cleopatra VII
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Mark Antony → |
| recordedBy |
Dio Cassius
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Plutarch → |
| resultedIn |
contributed to outbreak of war between Antony and Octavian
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increased hostility in Rome toward Mark Antony → propaganda advantage for Octavian → |
| usedBy |
Octavian as evidence of Antony’s disloyalty to Rome
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Battle of Actium
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relatedEvent |