Le contrôle de la mer et des îles de la Sicile à l’Adriatique, de l’époque des Guerres Civiles à Auguste

The risks of fragmentation of the Roman Empire were very high at the time of the Civil Wars. From 49 to 31 B.C., the command of the seas and the future of the empire were associated to political events. Pompeius first took the control of the Otrant channel. But Caesar was soon successful in crossing...

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Main Author: Elizabeth Deniaux
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Language:fra
Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2014-10-01
Series:Pallas
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/1207
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description The risks of fragmentation of the Roman Empire were very high at the time of the Civil Wars. From 49 to 31 B.C., the command of the seas and the future of the empire were associated to political events. Pompeius first took the control of the Otrant channel. But Caesar was soon successful in crossing this channel in winter with his troops and was victorious at Pharsale. After his victory over Sextus Pompeius in Sicily in 36, Octavius caught maritime superiority over Antonius in 31. Then he established a new unity of the empire and founded colonies along the coasts to control maritime communications.
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Le contrôle de la mer et des îles de la Sicile à l’Adriatique, de l’époque des Guerres Civiles à Auguste
Pallas
sea
maritime communications
Octavius
Antonius
Sextus Pompeius
Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus
title Le contrôle de la mer et des îles de la Sicile à l’Adriatique, de l’époque des Guerres Civiles à Auguste
title_full Le contrôle de la mer et des îles de la Sicile à l’Adriatique, de l’époque des Guerres Civiles à Auguste
title_fullStr Le contrôle de la mer et des îles de la Sicile à l’Adriatique, de l’époque des Guerres Civiles à Auguste
title_full_unstemmed Le contrôle de la mer et des îles de la Sicile à l’Adriatique, de l’époque des Guerres Civiles à Auguste
title_short Le contrôle de la mer et des îles de la Sicile à l’Adriatique, de l’époque des Guerres Civiles à Auguste
title_sort le controle de la mer et des iles de la sicile a l adriatique de l epoque des guerres civiles a auguste
topic sea
maritime communications
Octavius
Antonius
Sextus Pompeius
Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus
url http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/1207
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