Prologue: A forgotten monument--Nicopolis, Greece -- Part I: The seeds of war, 44 to 32 BC -- The road to Philippi: Rome-Philippi, 44-42 BC -- The commander and the queen: Ephesus-Tarsus-Alexandria-Perusia, 42 to 40 BC -- Three treaties and a marriage: Sicily-Brundisium-Rome-Misenum-Athens-Tarentum, 40 to 36 BC -- Octavian's victory, Antony's defeat and recovery: from Sicily to the Parthian Empire, 36 to 34 BC -- The coming of war: Rome-Ephesus-Athens, 32 BC -- Part 2: A plan and an attack, Autumn 32 to April 31 BC -- The invaders: western Greece, Autumn 32 BC -- The naval crown: Italy, March 31 BC -- The African king: Methone, Greece, March 31 BC -- Sitting on a ladle: western Greece, April 31 BC -- Part 3: The battle, August to September 2, 31 BC -- Apollo's revenge: Actium, August 31 BC -- The clash: Actium, September 2, 31 BC: morning -- The golden ship with purple sails: Actium, September 2, 31 BC: approximately 2:00 to 3:00 P.M. -- "I preferred to save rather than to destroy": Actium-Asia Minor, September 3, 31 BC to Spring 30 BC -- Part 4: The end game: September 31 to January 27 BC -- Passage to India: Alexandria, September 31 to August 30 BC -- The bite of the asp: Alexandria, August 1 to 10, 30 BC -- "I wanted to see a king": Alexandria, 30 BC -- The triumph of Augustus: Rome, August 29 to January 27 BC.
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