Love, Betrayal, and the Battle for Rome (Replay)

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🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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HISTORY This Week returns with new episodes starting September 16th! In the meantime, listen to a favorite classic from the archives. September 2, 31 BCE. Two camps prepare for battle off the coast of Greece. On one side is Octavian, Julius Caesar’s heir apparent. On the other, Marc Antony and his lover, the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. This battle won’t just determine the leader of Rome, but the fate of global civilization. How did Cleopatra wind up in the middle of a Roman game of tug of war? And how did the Battle of Actium change our world forever? Special thanks to our guest, Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium. This episode originally aired on August 29, 2022. To stay updated: historythisweekpodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History Channel, Original Podcast.
0:03.0	Hey everyone, Sally here, and I have very good news.
0:07.0	History this week is coming back.
0:09.0	We'll have new episodes for you starting September 16th,
0:12.0	but in the meantime, we are sharing one of our
0:14.1	favorite classic episodes from the History This Week vault. And if you want to get the
0:18.7	latest updates from our team sign up at History This Week Podcast. Dot Com.
0:23.5	In the meantime, enjoy the show.
0:26.4	History this week, September 2nd, 31BCE. 31 BCE.
0:37.0	I'm Sally Helm. These Roman sailors know the wind. They have to. Even in times of peace, the
0:47.3	direction and the strength of the wind are important for farming and for trading.
0:51.6	And in times of war, wind can be the difference between life and death.
0:58.4	For the past four days in the Ambration Gulf, the wind has been strong. The wind has been strong.
1:04.0	Here, off the west coast of Greece and across the sea from the foot of Italy,
1:09.0	the wind has been churning the water,
1:11.0	moving it every which way,
1:12.9	conditions that make it impossible for warships
1:15.5	to maneuver with precision.
1:18.0	But today, finally, the wind has calmed,
1:21.9	which means it's time for a battle,
1:26.2	one that will determine the future of Rome.
1:31.8	In two opposing camps, the men have been awake since well before dawn, preparing to fight.
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