Actium 31 BC - Last Battle of the Roman Republic - Ancient History

Use my link https://ridge.com/kingsandgenerals to get up to 30% off through December 20th and enter free to win a Ridge bundle worth $4,000. Video Sponsored by Ridge. Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Rome continues with an episode of the post-Caesar Civil Wars, as we look at what happened after the initial shock of Caesar's assassination. Previously we talked about the battle of Mutina and its aftermath (youtu.be/3Qdi0VUOn3Q) as Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus created a triumvirate, taking over Rome, which signaled to Brutus and Cassius, that there will be another civil war (youtu.be/D9duJSBBs14). The latter collected their legions and started building their base of operations, leading to the battles of Xanthos and Rhodes (youtu.be/liY-egBx0qQ), and that, in turn lead to the battle of Philippi that would decide the fate of the war between the Caesareans and Pompeians (youtu.be/0B83Jk1qB9c). After Philippi, Octavian and Antony basically divided Rome between them. In this episode we will see what was happening in the western part in 41-40 BC as Octavian had to deal with a number of enemies and crises, which culminated at the Perusian War where Caesar's heir was forced to fight Antony's wife Fulvia and his brother Lucius (youtu.be/XtXdEjWjA9g). On the other side of the Roman realm, Parthian-Pompeian alliance led by prince Pacorus and Quintus Labienus invaded and forced Antony and his lieutenant Publius Ventidius Bassus to defend in West Asia in 40 BC (youtu.be/WdBZ61ulasQ). Back west Octavian finally decided to attack Sextus Pompey in order to take over Sicily leading to a number of battles, most notable among them at Mylae in 36 BC (youtu.be/C-yLDW6XMsg). Despite early setbacks, the campaign against Sicily continued with the help of Lepidus, and the victory at Naulochus allowed Octavian to defeat two of his enemies in one campaign - both Sextus Pompey and Lepidus (youtu.be/g4w2WOBNA40). Meanwhile, to the east, Antony was planning to invade Parthia for a variety of reasons and we will see how the Parthians defeated the Romans yet again, after Crassus' disaster at Carrhae, during the disastrous Parthia - Atropatene campaign (youtu.be/CzNHnb-9wu0). Antony's defeat allowed Octavian to continue consolidating power and Octavian started anti-Cleopatra propaganda, which pushed the beginning of the last war of the Roman Republic (https://youtu.be/_NOjzX2VHH8) leading to the battle of Actium. What Happened In Rome After Caesar's Assassination: youtu.be/jfBsb_-h-_M Battle of Mutina: youtu.be/3Qdi0VUOn3Q Octavian and Antony: the Monsters: youtu.be/D9duJSBBs14 Battles of Xanthos and Rhodes: youtu.be/liY-egBx0qQ Battle of Philippi: youtu.be/0B83Jk1qB9c Perusine War: youtu.be/XtXdEjWjA9g Sicilian War #1: youtu.be/C-yLDW6XMsg Caesar in Gaul: youtu.be/LRV185XaMIM Caesar against Pompey: youtu.be/_O5DshzvUsk How Caesar Won the Great Roman Civil War: youtu.be/o8F8IajtW9U What Happened In Rome After Caesar's Assassination: youtu.be/jfBsb_-h-_M Medieval Battles: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX46r95D4BjCxiJz7-OeyOtW Roman History: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX6WrNCeL_AdR36ZIODiGNzq Marcus Aurelius: youtu.be/cLtDWIsOs1E Aurelian: youtu.be/YQHNaemGOoI Commodus: youtu.be/nVW5RJj6CTo Milvian Bridge: youtu.be/VbFtMXytMj8 Script: Peter Voller Animation: Antoni Kameran Machinima: MalayArcher using Total War: Rome II engine Narration: Officially Devin Become a channel member: youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join or patron: https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals to watch exclusive videos, get early access to all videos, learn our schedule, join our private discord and much more! You can donate through Paypal http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals as well! ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Sources: https://heliotrope-brazil-913.notion.site/Post-Caesar-7-Mylae-Sources-f4ed12542383453bbc3be31e048eb165 Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00 Intro 02:13 Early Disposition of Antony's and Octavian's Forces 03:44 Attack on Methone and Antony’s Supply Problems 07:22 Maneuvers before Actium 14:13 Battle of Actium 19:15 What happened? Why did Cleopatra escape? #Caesar #Documentary #RomanHistory