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1. Battle Of Actium

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   The naval forces arrayed at the Battle of Actium were notable for their size and the disparity in their strategic doctrine. Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt commanded an estimated 500 vessels, including many larger, heavily armed ships known as decares (ten-banked galleys), which were favored for ramming actions in the open sea. Octavian's (later Augustus)/) fleet, commanded by [Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa](/entries/marcus-vipsanius-ag…