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Roman Civil Wars

49–30 BC Mediterranean Status: ended Casualties: ~500,000

Series of civil wars that ended the Roman Republic. Caesar vs. Pompey, then Octavian vs. Antony & Cleopatra. Octavian's victory at Actium (31 BC) inaugurated the Roman Empire.

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Belligerents

  • Caesar
  • Pompey
  • Octavian
  • Mark Antony
  • Cleopatra

Casualties

~500,000

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.