{"product_id":"the-war-that-made-the-roman-empire-antony-cleopatra-and-octavian-at-actium-paperback","title":"The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarry Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \"splendid\" (The Wall Street Journal) account of one of ancient history's most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire.Following Caesar's assassination and Mark Antony's defeat of the conspirators who killed Caesar, two powerful men remained in Rome--Antony and Caesar's chosen heir, young Octavian, the future Augustus. When Antony fell in love with the most powerful woman in the world, Egypt's ruler Cleopatra, and thwarted Octavian's ambition to rule the empire, another Roman civil war broke out. In 31 BC one of the largest naval battles in the ancient world took place--more than 600 ships, almost 200,000 men, and one woman--the Battle of Actium. Octavian prevailed over Antony and Cleopatra, who subsequently killed themselves.The Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire's capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra's capital, and Latin might have become the empire's second language after Greek, which was spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean, including Egypt.In this \"superbly recounted\" (The National Review) history, Barry Strauss, an authority on ancient military history, describes this consequential battle with the drama and expertise that it deserves. The War That Made the Roman Empire is essential history that features three of the greatest figures of the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarry Strauss is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, the Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies Emeritus at Cornell University, and a leading expert on ancient military history. He has written or edited several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Salamis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Trojan War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spartacus War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMasters of Command\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTen Caesars\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit BarryStrauss.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52910034387168,"sku":"9781982116682","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/NfaHx_GYJv9781982116682.webp?v=1781526937","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-war-that-made-the-roman-empire-antony-cleopatra-and-octavian-at-actium-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}