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Actium
Actium (Greek: Ἄκτιον) was the ancient name of a promontory of western Greece in northwestern Acarnania, at the mouth of the Sinus Ambracius (Gulf of Arta) opposite Nicopolis, built by Augustus on the north side of the strait.

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Actium
Noun
1. an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece
(hypernym) town
(part-holonym) Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
2. the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC
(hypernym) town
(classification) Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas


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