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"On September 2, 31 BC, the Battle of Actium was fought. Octavian's victory, which gave him the mastery of Rome and the empire, was mainly due to Agrippa."
- anacleto 8y agoI was about to say the same. Augustus didn't have at the time much battle strategy skills. And in all fairness, military strategy was not his thing. Actium – like my other battles under August's reign – was mainly due to Agrippa's military skills. In a hypothetical ranking of best Roman generals of all time, he should probably be placed somewhere between 1st and 5th place.
- jhellan 8y agoAugustus lived into his late seventies partly due to his poor health, which forced him to stay away from many of his battles.