Key Dates - Augustus

Question 1

2 September 31BC

Answer 1

Battle of Actium
Mark Anthony, Cleopatra and their combined forces were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle off the western coast of Greece

Question 2

27BC

Answer 2

First Constitutional Settlement
Augustus’ first attempt to codify his power as princeps

Question 3

23BC

Answer 3

Second Constitutional Settlement
Augustus’ second, and more formal collation of his powers as princeps, better reflecting the day-to-day necessities of being emperor