Classical Civilisations 6 : Cicero and the Second Triumvirate (simple) Flashcards
Where did Brutus and Cassius go after the funeral?
East
What did Cicero call Caesars assassins?
Liberators
Who took charge of Rome after the funeral?
Mark Antony
What did Antony offer to Brutus?
What did Cicero advise Brutus to do?
Antony offered the supervision of the corn supply in Sicily
Cicero advised Brutus to take the offer as Cicero believed that Brutus was a figurehead of the Republic ( because of his family history ) and he could not risk death.
What does Cicero feel about Antony being spared?
He thinks it was a massive mistake
Following Cicero’s meeting with the liberators, what does Cicero say?
Brutus and Cassius have no plan
He compares them to a sinking ship in fragments
“No plan, logic or system.
Cicero believes that it is up to him to save the Republic - how does he plan to do this?
Attack Antony in the senate
Use Octavian against Antony
This was to buy Brutus and Cassius time
How many speeches are there in Cicero’s Philippics?
14
What was the aim of Cicero’s Philippics?
To make the senate against Antony
What was the results if the Philippics?
S.C.U against Antony
Antony flees to Gaul and attacks Decimus Brutus at Mutina
Attacks in the Philippics
Antony not a legitimate consul
“Son-in-law of an ex-slave”
“Spewing rather than speaking”
He says that Antony is far worse that Clodius or Catiline
“Imbecile”
“Loathsome gladiator”
Who does Cicero send to Gaul against Antony?
Two consuls - Hirtius and Pansa
Why is Octavian sent to Gaul?
Pro-praetor ( aged 18 )
“Raised, praised, and erased”
Who does Cicero feel is a bigger threat? Antony or Octavian?
Antony
Who is the real threat?
Octavian
