Transcript The Roman Empire - PrattWorldHistory

By: Hannah Stevenson and Bhakti Raval
THE SECOND TRIUMVIRATE AND THE
FINAL WAR OF ROME!
SECOND TRIUMVIRATE





A legal arrangement composed of Octavian, Marc Antony, and Lepidus. This
arrangement marked the end of the Roman Republic due to the Lex Titia.
The territories distributed were: Marc Antony- Gaul, Lepidus- Spain and Narbonesis,
and Octavian- Africa, Sardinia, and Sicily.
However the Second Triumvirate was somewhat different, the three members still
ended up fighting against each other and only one came out as the winner: Caesar
and Octavian.
Known as the fall of the Roman Republic, because the Triumvirate was more
powerful than the Senate; they had power over the military and economic decisions
in Rome.
The trio used proscriptions to gain money and land for their troops and also to
destroy their enemies.
MARC ANTONY






Born 83 BC in Rome
Died 30 BC in Alexandria, Egypt
Both good and bad traits from Day 1
Father was one of Rome’s leading orators
Received a good education
From a little known Patrician family
MARC ANTONY
Helped Caesar conquer Gaul
 His first wife died
 Married Octavian’s sister, Octavia, to settle
issues
 Despite both of his marriages, Antony was
romantically involved with Cleopatra
 Cleopatra started to realize how involved he
was and started to also use his political power
to revive previous glories of Ptolemy

OCTAVIAN
Full name: Gaius Octavius Thurinus
 Born on September 23, 63 BC
 Died 14 AD
 Patrician
 Covered in spots as a child yet still perceived as
handsome
 Feeble health
 Cruel and had a fondness for playing dice

OCTAVIAN
Appointed Pontifex at around 15 or 16
 Unfaithful to his wife
 Exiled his daughter and grand-daughter for
offending his principles
 Caesar’s adopted son; realistically he was
Caesar’s great-nephew
 Served under Caesar
 Was deeply saddened at Julius Caesar’s death

LEPIDUS
Full name: Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
 Born 120 BC
 Died 77 BC
 Son of a very prominent who shared his name
 Joined the Caesarian side of the Roman civil
war
 In 45 BC he became Magister Equitum (Master
of Cavalry)

LEPDIUS
After Caesar’s death he joined Marc Antony
 After joining Antony’s “regime”, he obtained the
title of Pontifex Maximus from the afore
mentioned man
 When the Triumvirate fell apart, he retained the
title of Pontifex Maximus until his death

THE FINAL WAR





Octavian found the will of Marc Antony stating that he wanted
to give Cleopatra Roman land.
The Roman Senate declared war on Egypt (Cleopatra=
Pharaoh), Antony betrays Rome to be with his lover.
The Battle of Actium was the most important battle, it only
lasted one day!
Octavian wins the Battle of Actium, and this win legitimated his
power over Rome
Octavian was also successful in depriving Lepidus of his
offices.
THE AFTERMATH



Both sides of the war suffered many causalities.
Octavian won the war, and brought peace to Rome thus he was
named Augustus. He changed Rome into and Autocratic Roman
Empire.
Also the last war marked the beginning of the Pax Romana
(Golden Age) and known as the Age of Augustus.
WORKS CITED





"Mark Antony Biography - Life, Family, Name, Death, Wife, Young, Son,
Information, Born, Time." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Web. 13
Feb. 2011. <http://www.notablebiographies.com/Lo-Ma/MarkAntony.html>.
"Octavian - Augustus." The Roman Empire. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.roman-empire.net/emperors/augustus.html>.
"Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (triumvir)." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
Web. 14 Feb. 2011.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aemilius_Lepidus_(triumvir)>.
Augustus." The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. Columbia University Press,
2000. 2747. General OneFile. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.
"Antony." The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. Columbia University Press,
2000. 1878. General OneFile. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.
"Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (Roman Statesman [died 13 12 BC]) -- Britannica
Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Web.
15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/336835/Marcus-AemiliusLepidus>.