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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alexandria_(30_BC)
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Claim
At the age of thirty-three, Octavian had finally achieved the undisputed control of the Roman world
Correction
Octavian was 32, not 33, when he took Alexandria. He was born on 23 September 63 BC and entered Alexandria on 1 August 30 BC.
Full reasoning
This age is off by one year.
- Octavian (later Augustus) was born on 23 September 63 BCE.
- Roger Bagnall notes that Octavian dated his rule of Egypt from 1 August 30 BC, the day he entered Alexandria.
Because 1 August comes before 23 September, Octavian had not yet turned 33. By modern age reckoning, he was 32 years old when he secured Egypt and undisputed control.
3 sources
- Augustus - World History Encyclopedia
Augustus was born Gaius Octavius Thurinus on 23 September 63 BCE.
- Augustus - Livius
23 September 63 BCE: Gaius Octavius
- Egypt from Alexander to the Copts by Roger S. Bagnall
Octavian, later known as Augustus, dated his rule of Egypt from 1 August 30 BC, the day he entered Alexandria.