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Actium
38.9530° N, 20.7680° E
About
Actium or Aktion (Ancient Greek: Ἄκτιον) was a town on a promontory in ancient Acarnania at the entrance of the Ambraciot Gulf, off which Octavian gained his celebrated victory, the Battle of Actium, over Antony and Cleopatra, on September 2, 31 BCE.
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Temple falls to Acarnanians
3rd century BCE
Battle of Actium
September 2, 31 BCE
Shipwrecks located
October 8, 1980
Temple ruins and statue heads found
Summer 2009
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Religious and Ritual Structures
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Transportation and Communication Structures
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