Battle of Alexandria (30 BC)

Battle of Alexandria
Part of the War of Actium
Date July 1 – July 30, 30 BC Location Alexandria, Egypt 31°11′53.002″N 29°55′9.001″E / 31.19805611°N 29.91916694°E / 31.19805611; 29.91916694 Result Victory for Octavian
Belligerents
Mark Antony's forces Ptolemaic Egypt	Octavian's forces
Commanders and leaders
Mark Antony Cleopatra	Octavian Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Strength
28,000 Roman legionaries 6,000 Egyptian troops	44,000 Roman legionaries
Casualties and losses
12,000	11,000
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The Battle of Alexandria was fought on July 1 to July 30, 30 BC between the forces of Octavian and Mark Antony during the last war of the Roman Republic. In the Battle of Actium, Antony had lost the majority of his fleet and had been forced to abandon the majority of his army in Greece, where without supplies they eventually surrendered. Although Antony's side was hindered by a few desertions, he still managed to narrowly defeat Octavian's forces in his initial defence. The desertions continued, however, and, in early August, Octavian launched a second, ultimately successful, invasion of Egypt, after which Antony and his lover, Cleopatra, committed suicide.