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“A conflict between Tarentum and the Roman Republic caused the war between the Roman Republic and Pyrrhus of Epirus.”
The evidence supports the Tarentum–Rome clash as the immediate trigger of the Pyrrhic War. Ancient and modern sources describe Tarentum’s conflict with Rome leading Tarentum to call in Pyrrhus, after which Rome and Pyrrhus went to war. The claim is somewhat simplified because Pyrrhus also had his own expansionist aims.
“After the Battle of Actium, Octavian invaded Egypt in 30 BC and annexed Egypt as a Roman province, ending the rule of Cleopatra VII Philopator.”
The claim is accurate in its main substance. Octavian invaded Egypt in 30 BC after Actium, Cleopatra VII's rule ended, and Egypt passed into Roman control. The main caveat is technical: Egypt was administered under Octavian's direct personal authority in an exceptional arrangement, even though modern histories often still call it a Roman province.