ABSTRACT
On 2nd September, 31 Bc, the fate of the world was decided. Two fleets sailed into battle on a constricted stretch of sea between the Greek island of Lefkas and the straits of Actium in what is now Northern Greece. One fleet was led by Mark Antony and his wife and ally Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. The other fleet was commanded by C. Julius Caesar Octavianus, heir to his uncle Julius Caesar. Octavian was supported by his experienced admiral Vipsanius Agrippa.
