Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Augustus

Battles of Augustus

first emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, 63 BC to AD 14

Augustus is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 42 BC and 25 BC: 3 battles, 1 siege and 1 naval action across 3 present-day countries, most in Greece (2), Spain (2), Egypt (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,879 km apart end to end, 1,220 km between engagements on average.

Battle of PhilippiBattle of ActiumBattle of AlexandriaSiege of AracillumBattle of VellicaBattle of PhilippiBattle of ActiumBattle of AlexandriaSiege of AracillumMadridAthensBarcelonaAlgiersMilanNaplesTripoliBucharestTunisLyon1000 km37.114N, 12.816E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

42 BC: 1 engagements31 BC: 1 engagements30 BC: 1 engagements25 BC: 2 engagements2 in 25 BC42 BC25 BC
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Philippi, 42 BCBattle of Actium, 31 BCBattle of Alexandria, 30 BCSiege of Aracillum, 25 BCBattle of Vellica, 25 BC42 BC25 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
3 October 42 BCBattle of PhilippiPhilippi, GreeceTriumvir victory
2 September 31 BCBattle of ActiumIonian Sea, Greece382 km SWOctavian's victory
31 July 30 BCBattle of AlexandriaAlexandria, Egypt1,198 km SEOctavian victory
25 BCSiege of AracillumAracillum, Spain3,265 km NWRoman victory
25 BCBattle of VellicaVellica, Spain34 km SRoman victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Joel Bellviure, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.