31 B.C. Actium - Birth of the Roman Empire

31 B.C. Actium - Birth of the Roman Empire

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S1 E6: This great naval battle resulted from conflict within republican Rome. Follow the intense rivalry between Mark Antony and Octavian for domination of Rome, leading to the fateful events of the confrontation, and observe how it marked the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire.