Battle of Actium and the Fall of the Ptolemaic Dynasty (31–30 BCE)

1. Donations of Alexandria proclaim dynastic settlement

   Jan 1, 34 BCELabels: Mark Antony, Cleopatra VII, Donations of

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2. Senate declares war on Cleopatra

   Jan 1, 32 BCELabels: Roman Senate, Cleopatra VII

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   • Mark Antony

3. Italy swears allegiance to Octavian

   Jan 1, 32 BCELabels: Octavian, Coniuratio Italiae

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4. Antony and Cleopatra winter in Greece

   Dec 1, 32 BCELabels: Mark Antony, Cleopatra VII

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5. Agrippa captures Methone in Actium campaign

   Jan 1, 31 BCELabels: Marcus Agrippa, Methone

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6. Battle of Actium fought off western Greece

   Sep 2, 31 BCELabels: Battle of, Octavian, Mark Antony

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7. Antony’s land forces surrender after Actium

   Sep 9, 31 BCELabels: Antony's army, Greece

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8. Egypt reorganized as Octavian’s imperial province

   Jan 1, 30 BCELabels: Roman Egypt, Prefect of

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   • Roman Egypt

9. Octavian invades Egypt and besieges Alexandria

   Jul 1, 30 BCELabels: Octavian, Alexandria

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10. Octavian captures Alexandria; annexation begins

    Aug 1, 30 BCELabels: Octavian, Alexandria

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    • Rise Augustus

11. Mark Antony dies by suicide at Alexandria

    Aug 1, 30 BCELabels: Mark Antony, Alexandria

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    • Reign Cleopatra

12. Caesarion executed; pharaonic kingship abolished

    Aug 29, 30 BCELabels: Caesarion, Ptolemaic dynasty

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    • Rise Augustus

13. Cleopatra VII dies; Ptolemaic dynasty ends

    Aug 30, 30 BCELabels: Cleopatra VII, Ptolemaic dynasty

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    • Reign Cleopatra