Battle of Alexandria (30 BC)
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| Battle of Alexandria | |||||||
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| Part of the final war of the Roman Republic | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Marc Antony's forces | Octavian's forces | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Marc Antony | Octavian, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,300 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 800-900 | 400 | ||||||
The Battle of Alexandria was fought on July 31, 30 BC between the forces of Octavian and Marc Antony during the final war of the Roman Republic. Although Antony's side was plagued by desertions, he still managed to narrowly win the battle. The desertions continued, however, and, in early August, Octavian launched a second, ultimately successful, invasion of Egypt.
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