Actium

[ ak-tee-uhm, -shee-uhm ]

/ ˈæk ti əm, -ʃi əm /

noun

a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.

OTHER WORDS FROM Actium

Ac·ti·an

[ak-tee-uhn, -shee-uhn], /ˈæk ti ən, -ʃi ən/, adjective

Words nearby Actium

action reporter, Actions speak louder than words, action stations, action verb, Actis, Actium, activate, activated alumina, activated carbon, activated charcoal, activated mine

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Example sentences from the Web for Actium

Patr was selected by Augustus as a place in which to settle some of those, who had fought with him at Actium.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II)|Charles Bucke
In the good old days she might have occasioned a siege of Troy or a battle of Actium.
Henrietta Temple|Benjamin Disraeli
After the loss of the battle of Actium, Cleopatra killed herself by an asp.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
At Actium, while he was going down to his fleet to engage the enemy, he was met by an ass with a fellow driving it.
The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete|C. Suetonius Tranquillus

But in the midst was wrought a great battle of ships at the cape of Actium.
Stories from Virgil|Alfred J. Church

British Dictionary definitions for Actium

Actium

/ (ˈæktɪəm) /

noun

a town of ancient Greece that overlooked the naval battle in 31 bc at which Octavian's fleet under Agrippa defeated that of Mark Antony and Cleopatra

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	actium
释义	Actium [ ak-tee-uhm, -shee-uhm ] / ˈæk ti əm, -ʃi əm / noun a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c. OTHER WORDS FROM Actium Ac·ti·an [ak-tee-uhn, -shee-uhn], /ˈæk ti ən, -ʃi ən/, adjective Words nearby Actium action reporter, Actions speak louder than words, action stations, action verb, Actis, Actium, activate, activated alumina, activated carbon, activated charcoal, activated mine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Actium Patr was selected by Augustus as a place in which to settle some of those, who had fought with him at Actium. Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II)\|Charles Bucke In the good old days she might have occasioned a siege of Troy or a battle of Actium. Henrietta Temple\|Benjamin Disraeli After the loss of the battle of Actium, Cleopatra killed herself by an asp. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. At Actium, while he was going down to his fleet to engage the enemy, he was met by an ass with a fellow driving it. The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete\|C. Suetonius Tranquillus But in the midst was wrought a great battle of ships at the cape of Actium. Stories from Virgil\|Alfred J. Church British Dictionary definitions for Actium Actium / (ˈæktɪəm) / noun a town of ancient Greece that overlooked the naval battle in 31 bc at which Octavian's fleet under Agrippa defeated that of Mark Antony and Cleopatra Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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