Actium
[ ak-tee-uh m, -shee-uh m ]
/ 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-uh n, -shee-uh n] /ˈæk ti ən, -ʃi ən/, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for actium
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