This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv nonas septembres

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ante diem iv nonas septembres

  • 31 B.C. — Octavian defeats Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra at Actium
  • 490 B.C. — Pheidippides runs to Sparta for help against Persians at Marathon (one traditional date)

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