412:
101:
42:
356:
137:
We learn from a Greek inscription found on the site of Actium, and which is probably prior to the time of
Augustus, that the chief priest of the temple was called Ἱεραπόλος, and that his name was employed in official documents, like that of the first Archon at Athens, to mark the date.
134:, celebrated here in honour of the god. Augustus after his victory enlarged the temple, and revived the ancient festival, which was henceforth celebrated once in five years (πενταετηρίς, ludi quinquennales), with musical and gymnastic contests, and horse races.
142:
says that the temple was situated on an eminence, and that below was a plain with a grove of trees, and a dock-yard; and in another passage he describes the harbour as situated outside of the gulf.
157:
On
October 8, 1980, the Greek Ministry of Transport and Communications reported that shipwrecks from the Battle of Actium had been located at Actium near the entrance to the Ambracan Gulf.
472:
453:
477:
502:
395:
149:
in honour of his victory. After the foundation of
Nicopolis, a few buildings sprang up around the temple, and it served as a kind of suburb to Nicopolis.
487:
492:
127:. This temple was of great antiquity. In the 3rd century BCE it fell to the Acarnanians, who subsequently held their religious summits there.
497:
446:
370:
160:
In Summer 2009, archaeologists discovered the ruins of the Temple of Apollo and found two statue heads, one of Apollo, one of
Artemis (Diana).
439:
230:
E. Kristen: "The
Origins of the first inhabitants of Nicopolis", Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Nicopolis, 1984
245:
365:
482:
188:
174:
344:"Greece Reports Finding Wrecks Of Romans Ships— Buried Vessels Are Linked to the Battle of Actium", by Paul Anastasi,
61:
411:
69:
423:
169:
108:
104:
81:
46:
116:
278:
100:
332:
307:
73:
389:
466:
384:
360:
41:
325:
300:
259:
85:
240:
120:
35:
203:
190:
419:
263:
146:
89:
77:
31:
359: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
179:
17:
320:
295:
139:
124:
131:
99:
145:
On the opposite coast of Epirus, Augustus founded the city of
388:
182:
the nearest modern town, connected by a 1.5 km long tunnel
427:
447:
8:
473:Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Greece
399:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
454:
440:
418:This article about a location in ancient
130:There was also an ancient festival named
123:, who probably founded the sanctuary of
40:
371:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
223:
478:Archaeological sites in Western Greece
503:Populated places in ancient Acarnania
7:
408:
406:
80:gained his celebrated victory, the
27:Town of ancient Acarnania in Greece
426:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
115:Actium belonged originally to the
25:
488:Former populated places in Greece
493:Roman towns and cities in Greece
410:
354:
246:History of the Peloponnesian War
68:) was a town on a promontory in
331:Page numbers refer to those of
306:Page numbers refer to those of
92:, on September 2, 31 BCE.
498:Ancient Greece geography stubs
1:
368:, ed. (1854–1857). "Actium".
175:List of ancient Greek cities
519:
405:
111:, 1672. Note anachronisms.
65:
29:
30:Not to be confused with
396:Encyclopædia Britannica
72:at the entrance of the
374:. London: John Murray.
348:, October 8, 1980, pA3
112:
50:
103:
44:
483:Corinthian colonies
329:. Vol. p. 451.
304:. Vol. p. 325.
200: /
346:The New York Times
113:
51:
45:A map showing the
435:
434:
249:. Vol. 1.29.
204:38.953°N 20.768°E
70:ancient Acarnania
16:(Redirected from
510:
456:
449:
442:
414:
407:
400:
392:
375:
358:
357:
349:
342:
336:
330:
317:
311:
305:
292:
286:
283:Corpus Inscript.
276:
270:
257:
251:
250:
237:
231:
228:
215:
214:
212:
211:
210:
205:
201:
198:
197:
196:
193:
170:Battle of Actium
109:Laureys a Castro
105:Battle of Actium
82:Battle of Actium
67:
47:Battle of Actium
21:
518:
517:
513:
512:
511:
509:
508:
507:
463:
462:
461:
460:
403:
383:
381:
364:
355:
352:
343:
339:
319:
318:
314:
294:
293:
289:
277:
273:
258:
254:
239:
238:
234:
229:
225:
221:
208:
206:
202:
199:
194:
191:
189:
187:
186:
166:
155:
98:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
516:
514:
506:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
465:
464:
459:
458:
451:
444:
436:
433:
432:
415:
390:"Actium"
387:, ed. (1911).
385:Chisholm, Hugh
380:
379:External links
377:
366:Smith, William
351:
350:
337:
333:Isaac Casaubon
312:
308:Isaac Casaubon
287:
271:
252:
232:
222:
220:
217:
209:38.953; 20.768
184:
183:
177:
172:
165:
162:
154:
151:
97:
94:
74:Ambraciot Gulf
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
515:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
470:
468:
457:
452:
450:
445:
443:
438:
437:
431:
429:
425:
421:
416:
413:
409:
404:
401:
398:
397:
391:
386:
378:
376:
373:
372:
367:
362:
361:public domain
347:
341:
338:
334:
328:
327:
322:
316:
313:
309:
303:
302:
297:
291:
288:
284:
280:
275:
272:
268:
265:
261:
256:
253:
248:
247:
242:
236:
233:
227:
224:
218:
216:
213:
181:
178:
176:
173:
171:
168:
167:
163:
161:
158:
152:
150:
148:
143:
141:
135:
133:
128:
126:
125:Apollo Actius
122:
119:colonists of
118:
110:
106:
102:
95:
93:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
63:
62:Ancient Greek
59:
55:
48:
43:
37:
33:
19:
428:expanding it
417:
402:
394:
382:
369:
353:
345:
340:
335:'s edition.
324:
315:
310:'s edition.
299:
290:
282:
279:August Böckh
274:
266:
255:
244:
235:
226:
185:
159:
156:
144:
136:
129:
114:
76:, off which
57:
53:
52:
326:Geographica
301:Geographica
260:Dio Cassius
207: /
153:Archaeology
467:Categories
241:Thucydides
219:References
195:20°46′05″E
192:38°57′11″N
121:Anactorium
117:Corinthian
36:Die Aktion
420:Acarnania
285:No. 1793.
264:Suetonius
147:Nicopolis
90:Cleopatra
164:See also
78:Octavian
32:Actinium
363::
180:Preveza
96:History
84:, over
321:Strabo
296:Strabo
262:51.1;
140:Strabo
86:Antony
66:Ἄκτιον
58:Aktion
54:Actium
18:Aktion
422:is a
132:Actia
424:stub
267:Aug.
88:and
269:18.
107:by
56:or
34:or
469::
393:.
323:.
298:.
281:,
243:.
64::
455:e
448:t
441:v
430:.
60:(
49:.
38:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
