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Liberators' civil war: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight to a draw Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius in the first part of the Battle of Philippi, where Cassius commits suicide believing the battle is lost.
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Liberators' civil war
Roman civil war after Caesar's assassination (43–42 BC)
The Liberators' civil war was started by the Second Triumvirate to avenge Julius Caesar's assassination. The war was fought by the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian against the forces of Caesar's assassins, led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus, referred to as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mark Antony
Roman politician and general (83–30 BC)
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Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
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Marcus Junius Brutus
Roman politician and assassin of Julius Caesar (85–42 BC)
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Gaius Cassius Longinus
Roman senator and general (c.86 BC–42 BC)
Gaius Cassius Longinus was a Roman senator and general best known as a leading instigator of the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BC. He was the brother-in-law of Brutus, another leader of the conspiracy. He commanded troops with Brutus during the Battle of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Philippi
Battle of the Roman civil war
The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Liberators' civil war between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian and the leaders of Julius Caesar's assassination, Brutus and Cassius, in 42 BC, at Philippi in Macedonia. The Second Triumvirate declared the civil war…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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