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Historic Sites of the Roman Civil Wars
(88-30 BCE)
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About the Roman Civil Wars
The Roman Civil Wars (88–30 BCE) were a sequence of internal struggles in which rival leaders and armies fought for power within the Roman Republic. Conflicts involving Marius and Sulla, Caesar and Pompey, and finally Octavian and Antony weakened republican institutions. Octavian's victory left him dominant and prepared the transition to imperial rule.
Geography of the Roman Civil Wars
Although struggles over Rome and Italy lay at their center, the civil wars spread across the Mediterranean world. Major campaigns took place in Spain, Greece, the Balkans, North Africa, Asia Minor, and Egypt, including battles at Pharsalus, Philippi, and Actium. Control of grain-producing provinces, ports, and fleets was essential to sustaining armies and political authority. Italy's roads and the Mediterranean's sea routes linked these distant theaters to the capital.
Xanthos (UNESCO, with Letoon)
Xanthos, Antalya Province, Turkey
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Ilerda (Lleida)
Lleida, L, Catalonia, Spain
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Actium Battlefield Site, near Preveza
Actium, Preveza, Epirus, Greece
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Pharsalus Battlefield
Farsala, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece
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Map of Historic Sites of the Roman Civil Wars