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What happened to Mark Antony's fleet and land army after the Battle of Actium?
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Mark Antony, detail of a marble bust; in the Vatican Museum.
Following the Battle of Actium, the forces of Mark Antony collapsed rapidly:
- The Fleet: After Cleopatra fled the engagement with her squadron, Antony followed her with a small number of ships. The remainder of his fleet, left without leadership and disheartened by the turn of events, surrendered to Octavian.12
- The Land Army: Antony’s infantry forces, which had been stationed at Actium, remained in place for one week following the naval defeat before ultimately surrendering to Octavian.1
These surrenders effectively ended Antony's military capacity, leaving Octavian as the undisputed master of the Roman world.13