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Who was Mark Anthony trying to expell from his province at the battle of Mutina
Decimus Brutus
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Where did Mark Anthony flee after his failure at Mutina
Over the alps
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Who were the 2 consuls at the time of the battle of Mutina
Hirtius and Pansa
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What was Augustus' excuse for deserting the optimates
- Because they called him "boy"
- But in reality he realised that if Antony was defeated, the party who supported his father's assassination would gain control of the state
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Who did Augustus and Mark Anthony fight at the battle of Philippi
Brutus and Cassius
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Who started the revolt that preceeded the battle of Perusia
Mark Anthony's wife and brother; Lucius Antonius and Fulvia
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Who was Augustus fighting in Sicily
Sextus Pompeius
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How many men of senatorial rank and patricians did Augustus execute after Perusia
300
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Who did Augustus fight at the battle of Actium
Mark Anthony and Cleopatra
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How many of Antony's ships escaped at the battle of Actium
2
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What happened to Cleopatra and Mark Anthony
They both committed suicide
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Date of the battle of Mutina
21st April 43BCE
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Date of the battle of Philippi
23rd October 42BCE
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Date of the battle of Perusia
41BCE
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Date of the conflict in sicily
43-36 BCE
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Date of the battle of Actium
2nd September 31BCE
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Who formed the second triumvirate
Mark Anthony, Augustus and Lepudis
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Date of the formation and the end of the second triumvirate
Formed in 43 BCE and ended in 33BCE
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Where was Octavian at the time of Caesar's death
- Macedonia where he was completing his education and receiving military training
- His absence from Italy meant he was uncertain as to the terms of Caesar's will
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List the outcome of the battle of Philippi
- Most of the Republican party leaders were dead
- Caesar is avenged
- The empire is divided by the second triumvirate
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Who was Ceasarion and what happened to him
He was the son of Ceasar and Cleopatra and Augustus had him killed
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What were the results of the proscriptions
300 senators and 2,000 equites were killed along with cicero
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What was the purpose of the second triumvirate
To raise money and kill of enemies
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Where was Lepudis exiled to
Circeii (in Asia minor)
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In what ways is Suetonius an unreliable source
- He was a secondary source
- He was privy to gossip
- He doesn't follow a chronological order
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What else did the triumvirate do in 43 (2 things)
- They officially deified Julius Caesar
- Lepudis was appointed consul for 42
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Official latin title of the 2nd triumvirate
Triumviri Republicae Constitendua
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Why did mark Anthony besiege Mutina
Because he was looking for a power base and cisalpine gaul was of strategic importance
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How long did the Mutina campaign last
Octavian bought the campaign to a close in 3 months
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What did Octavian demand after Mutina
The consulship, this would give him a strong position but he was only 20, not 42 and so the senate refused
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How did Octavian gain the consulship in 43
- He sent a delegation of 400 centurions to rome but this was refused
- So Octavian marched on Rome, seized the treasury to pay his troops and keep them loyal and organised a consular election
- He was elected consul to start in 42BCE with his cousin, Quintus
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Octavians first actions as consul in 42 (3 things)
- Revoked the decree outlawing Mark Antony
- Officially legalised Octavians adoption
- Set up a court to try caesars assassins who were condemned in their absence
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How did Octavian attempt to secure his power in 44
- Changed his name to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus- taking on his father's name showed commitment and bravery
- Paid the 75 denarii as set out in caesars will to the plebs using money he borrowed and sold his property
- He followed this up with games he paid for himself
- This shows his already strong ability to promote himself and show off his power
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What is the main result of Philippi
The empire was divided between the triumvirates
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What does the story of augustus in suetonius show after phillpi
The story of the son and the father shows his dark side
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How was the empire divided between the 2nd triumvirate
- Anthony got most of gaul and proceeded east
- Octavian for Spain, sardinia and Africa and returned to Italy to settle veterans and to deal with sextus pompeius who had seized sicily
- Lepudis was later given Africa but it was suspected that he was in league with Sextus Pompeius
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What is the importance of the battle of sicily
It shows that Augutsus was firmly against the old republican elite
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The conference at Tarentum
- 37
- Octavian wanted ships from Antony and Antony wanted soldiers
- Octavian did not fulfill his part
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What year did Octavian marry Livia
39
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Results of the battle of Actium (5 things)
- Octavian was hailed as imperator for the 6th time
- The vast treasure of the ptolemies becomes Octavians
- Egypt was annexed and became Augustus own personal domain
- Octavian treated most of Antony's roman supporters leniently
- Ceasarion killed
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