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Second Triumvirate

Type Event Region Italy Time -43

In 43 BCE Octavian, Mark Antony, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus met at Bologna, obtained five years of dictatorial power through the Lex Titia, legalize…

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  1. -44–-43Rome · LazioAfter Caesar's assassination, Octavian inherited his prestige and part of his estate as adopted son, and he, Antony, Lepidus, and other Caesarian generals vied with the Senate and the republicans for dominance, with the situation rapidly sliding toward civil war.
  2. -43Bologna · Emilia-RomagnaOctavian, Antony, and Lepidus met at Bologna, formed the Second Triumvirate, divided the Italian provinces, and drew up proscription lists. The Lex Titia then granted the three men absolute power for five years, while formally still claiming to restore the Republic.
  3. -43–-42Philippi · MacedoniaThe triumvirs issued proscriptions in Italy, executing hundreds of republicans including Cicero. They later defeated Brutus and Cassius in two battles at Philippi, essentially breaking the republicans' armed resistance.

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