Second Triumvirate Flashcards
Deformation of the First Triumvirate
caeser Dies
Tensions between Pompey and Julius dies
Pompey flees with the Senate
Pompey killed in Egypt
Brutus and Cassius(1st triumvirate)
The Ides of March
Marcus Brutus Cassius conspired against and killed Julius Caesar
there were omens and hesitation for Julius to go.
Cicero was pro-republic and wasn’t invited to the assassination
No heir named
Aftermath of the first triumvirate
Brutus, Cassius, and Marc Antony flee believing they will be killed next.
Marc Antony realizes he isn’t going to be killed and comes back to be the highest power in Rome.
then Caesars funeral
The Funeral of Caesar
Everybody loved Caesar
The senate had a power vacuum because of Caesar’s death
The funeral was to make up for the fact that the senate killed Julius.
Wax Statue
Marc Antony had the will read aloud.
what three things did Caesar’s will do
3 gold coins to all romans
The park made of his lands
Will makes Octavian the heir
Apotheosis
the process of being deified
what happens to Octavian when he is named heir
Elevated from plebian to Patrician
where did Mark Antony flee to that starts the second Triumvirate
to Lepidus
second Triumvirate dates and members
43-32 BC
Marc Antony – The military
Lepidus – Money
Octavian – The face
the second triumvirate was…
-The first official triumvirate
-Legally established by the senate
-They were told by the senate to hunt down the conspirators behind Caesar’s death.
-They had the power of legally sanctioned murder. – Proscription
-able to kill anyone who stood against them.
and they taxed Italians, which the People hated
Battle of Philippi
Brutus and Crassus Defeated by Marc Antony and Octavian
After this Lepidus is kicked out of the triumvirate and made to retire
Failure of the Second Triumvirate
Marc Antony and Octavian start a civil war
Marc Antony falls in love with Cleopatra
He was accused of identifying to much as an Egyptian
Octavian melted down his triumphs and beautified the city.
This is the beginning of the propaganda war
Octavian reads Marc Antony’s will
Marc Antony wants to be buried in Egypt with Cleo
Propaganda War
war between Octavian and mark Antony
Octavian – Apollo
Marc Antony – Bacchus/ Dionisius
Cleo – Isis
The Battle of Actium (31 BC)
Defeated by the coast of Greece Antony was told that Cleo died Romeo and Juliet Octavian wins Agrippa is the one who actually wins
The Ides of March
march 15, the assassination of julius caeser
