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Who ruled Rome after Mark Antony?
Octavian
Octavian was now emperor in all but name. Three years later he was granted a new honorific, Augustus, and ruled Rome for the next four decades.
How did Augustus gain power over Antony?
How did Augustus come to power? After the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, Augustus joined forces with Caesar’s former chief lieutenant, Mark Antony, and his magister equitium (“master of the cavalry”), Marcus Lepidus, to form the Second Triumvirate of Rome. Augustus emerged victorious in 30 BCE.
What happened after Brutus and Cassius died?
After Caesar’s assassination, Brutus and Cassius were driven from Rome and gradually seized all the Roman East. In late 42 they met Mark Antony and Octavian in two battles at Philippi. Cassius killed himself after being defeated in the first.
Who was Julius Caesar’s son?
Augustus
Caesarion
Julius Caesar/Sons
Caesarion, in full Ptolemy Philopator Philometor Caesar, also called Ptolemy XV Caesar, (born June 47 bce—died 30 bce), king of Egypt (reigned 44–30 bce), son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII. Ptolemy was his mother’s co-ruler, killed by Octavian, later the emperor Augustus, after Cleopatra’s death in 30.
Who was the leader of the Second Triumvirate?
(June 2018) The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Wars of the Second Triumvirate between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian (of the Second Triumvirate) and the leaders of Julius Caesar’s assassination, Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus in 42 BC, at Philippi in Macedonia.
How did Cassius prepare for the Battle of Philippi?
First Battle. Quickly understanding the enemy’s intentions, Cassius began building a transverse dam and pushed part of his forces south in an effort to cut off Antony’s men in the marshes. This effort brought about the First Battle of Philippi on October 3, 42 BC.
What did Antony do at the Battle of Philippi?
Decimus Brutus, another of the conspirators who had killed Caesar, ignored the re-division and, raising two legions, held station at Mutina (Modena). Antony, still with three legions at his disposal, lay siege to the fortified city.
Who was Caesar’s ally in the Battle of Philippi?
His ally, albeit one of pure convenience to defeat a common enemy, was Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. Technically, Octavian, chosen heir of the now deified Julius Caesar, was the son of a god but this disguised his relatively modest background.