Title: Actium and Augustus : the politics and emotions of civil war /
Authors: Gurval, Robert Alan, 1958-
Publisher: University of Michigan Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Augustus, In literature.; Augustus, Influence.; Propertius, Sextus Political and social views.; Horace Political and social views.; Virgil Political and social views.; Actium, Battle of, 31 B.C. Historiography.; Actium, Battle of, 31 B.C, in literature.; Latin poetry History and criticism; Politics and literature Rome; War in literature; Politics and literature history; Rome History Historiography.; Rome History Literature and the war.; Rome History Historiography.; Rome
Abstract: On 2 September 31 BCE, the heir of Julius Caesar defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. Despite the varied judgments this battle received in antiquity, the consensus was that Actium marked the start of a new era, a turning point in Roman history and indeed in western civilization.