Battle of Alexandria (31 BC campaigns)
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The Battle of Alexandria (31 BC campaigns) was a key engagement in 31 BC during the final war of the Roman Republic, in which Octavian’s forces closed in on Mark Antony and Cleopatra in Egypt, setting the stage for their ultimate defeat and the rise of the Roman Empire under Augustus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Alexandria (31 BC campaigns) canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
transition from Roman Republic to Roman Empire ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
|
| campaign | 31 BC campaigns in Egypt ⓘ |
| combatant |
forces of Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
forces of Mark Antony ⓘ forces of Octavian ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Augustus
ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
|
| conflict |
Roman civil wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Final War of the Roman Republic
|
| consequence |
consolidation of Octavian’s power
ⓘ
end of effective resistance by Antony and Cleopatra ⓘ |
| date | 31 BC ⓘ |
| era | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| followedBy | suicides of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII ⓘ |
| historicalContext | struggle for control of the Roman world after Julius Caesar’s assassination ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| location |
Alexandria, Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandria
Egypt ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ |
| outcome |
defeat of Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
defeat of Mark Antony ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman civil wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Final War of the Roman Republic
|
| precededBy | Battle of Actium ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Octavian’s annexation of Egypt ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
establishment of Octavian as Augustus
ⓘ
fall of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| result | victory for Octavian ⓘ |
| significance |
marked the closing phase of the Roman Republic’s final civil war
ⓘ
paved the way for the rise of the Roman Empire under Augustus ⓘ |
| status | decisive engagement of the closing campaign in Egypt ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to capture Alexandria and neutralize Antony and Cleopatra ⓘ |
| theater | Egyptian theater of the Final War of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Alexandria, Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandria, capital of Ptolemaic Egypt
|
| typeOf | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 31 BC ⓘ |
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