Actium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Actium \Actium\ n.
     1. naval battle where Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by
        Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Actium
       n 1: an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece
       2: the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated
          by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC