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The Battle of Actium: Birth of an Empire

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  • May 6th 2020

The Battle of Actium: Birth of and Empire, written by Joshua J Mark and narrated by DW Draffin: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/36/the-battle-of-actium-birth-of-an-empire/

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The battle of Cynoscephalae in 197 BCE concluded the Second Macedonian War (200-197 BCE) and consolidated Rome's power in the Mediterranean, finally resulting in Greece becoming a province of Rome in 146 BCE. This engagement is sometimes cited as the birth of the Roman Empire in that it proved the superiority of the legions of the Roman army over the Macedonian-Greek phalanx in battle, placed Greece in a subordinate position to Rome, and encouraged further expansion in the region through military conquest which would eventually elevate Rome to the preeminent power in the world of its day.

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