S8 Ep624: 5. Marcus Agrippa serves as the logistical mastermind behind Octavian’s strategy leading to the Battle of Actium. While Antony and Cleopatra wait in western Greece, Agrippa launches a daring, pre-dawn amphibious assault on Methone, a vital supply base. Th
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5. Marcus Agrippa serves as the logistical mastermind behind Octavian’s strategy leading to the Battle of Actium. While Antony and Cleopatra wait in western Greece, Agrippa launches a daring, pre-dawn amphibious assault on Methone, a vital supply base. This surprise victory effectively cuts Antony’s supply lines from Egypt. Octavian then strikes the northern coast, pinning Antony’s fleet into the bay at Actium. Strauss emphasizes that while tactics are for amateurs, Agrippa’s focus on logistics crippled Antony’s forces—who were already suffering from disease and hunger—well before the main naval engagement began. (5)