Battle of Actium

During the scenes depicting the Battle of Actium, Shakespeare's presentation of Octavius Caesar, Mark Antony and Cleopatra cause the balance of audience sympathy to change between the three great leaders. Audience sympathy never lies by any real amount with Caesar, and in Acts III and IV, the audience feels increasingly alienated from him. This is largely due to his calculated, ruthless style of leadership, which becomes more evident during the battle. Caesar judges wisely, and is successful because

Cleopatra lived from 69 BC to 30 BC in ancient Egypt.  Her full name was Cleopatra VII Philopator and she was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom.  The name Cleopatra comes from the Greek name Κλεοπάτρα (Kleopatra) which means "she who comes from glorious father" or "glory of the father". Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a Greek family of Macedonian origin.  This dynasty ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great’s death.  This dynasty spoke Greek and refused to speak Egyptian

The first settlement was created as a result of a power move made by Augustus. After the battle of Actium, Octavian was the sole ruler of Rome and Cleopatra’s territories in Egypt. Knowing that Julius Caesar had been assassinated for obtaining too much power, Octavian decided to step down as the leader, “In my 6th and 7th consulship… I transferred the republic from my power to the control of the senate and people of Rome.” Although in The Res Gestae, he claims to have transferred the power back to

used to portray the subjects beauty, importance, power, virtue, wealth, and taste. You can see these ideals reflected in the Augusta of Prima Porta, Cleopatra, and the Parthian Prince. The portrait statue Augustus of Prima Porta portrays Augustus in battle gear with his hand raised upward as if he’s commanding his troops. Augustus’ portrait statue is wearing a muscle cuirass breastplate

remained a minor figure until Octavian finally had him ousted after the triumvirate’s renewal in 37 B.C. Antony’s affair with Cleopatra continued, and in 32 B.C. he divorced Octavia. In retaliation, Octavian declared war on Cleopatra. In the naval battle of Actium a year later, Octavian’s fleet, under his admiral Agrippa, cornered and defeated Antony’s ships. Cleopatra’s navy raced to aid her ally, but in the end the two lovers barely escaped. They returned to Egypt and committed suicide, leaving Octavian

ships. This led to the naval battle of Actium, against the smaller forces of Octavius. As Octavius took his time chasing them, he was surprised at the little resistance. Antony risked a battle, but his soldiers deserted in droves. His end was now inevitable. Not only his own end, but also Cleopatra’s. (Southern 2001, 99). They both committed suicide and Octavius was victorious and annexed Egypt into the Roman Empire. He returned to Rome as a hero, two years after the battle against Antony. “At the age

Augustus Caesar of Rome (Julius Caesar Research Project) “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.” ~ Augustus Caesar Early Life Augustus was born on the 23rd of September in 63 B.C.E as Gaius Octavius Thurinus 20 miles away from Rome in Velletri, to Atai, Caesar’s niece, and Gaius Octavius. He went by Octavius from his birth in 63 B.C until his adoption in 44 B.C, which then he took up the name of Octavian, and finally in 26 B.C, he went

in rome during the asasination. Once they had succesfully defeated the libertors the second triumverate fell apart. Octavian started a war against Antony. Antony had allied with Cleopatra and they were ready to fight at Actium, but Octavian succesfully defeated them, and the battle ended with Cleopatra and Antony fleeing the scene. This win stopped the war between the triumvers. Octavian then became Agustus, and with this new title came new duties. When he came into office he had to rebulid from all

Cleopatra VII was one of, if not the most powerful and famous women in ancient history. She was a queen, a goddess, a skilled diplomat and a negotiator, who played a serious role in reforming Egypt and how women were viewed in the ancient world. She was an incredibly clever woman from a young age, becoming queen at the youthful age at eighteen. Cleopatra also made huge contributions to politics in Egypt, through her skills in language and consequently of her hundreds of followers and supporters.

assembled his own army in his quest for power and retribution. At the start, he shared rule with Mark Antony, however, their collaboration proved ineffective leading Augustus to pursue more and more control, culminating in the defeat of Antony in the battle of Actium and assuming rule as Emperor of Rome. Augustus did not inherit rule, his pursuit for power comprised of manipulative actions veiled under his generosity, concern for his people and charismatic tone and tenor. Res Gestae Divi Augusti expresses