A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . sal-pine Gaul. Octavius, the grand-nephew and adopted sonof Caesar, a youth ofeighteen, now becameprominent, and at firstwas supported by theSenate in the hope ofbalancing the power ofAntonius. But in Octo-ber, 43, Octavianus (as hewas henceforward called),Antonius, and Lepidus to-gether formed a secondtriumvirate, which be-came legal, by the ratifi-cation of the people, forthe period of five proscription for the destruction of the enemies of the threecontracting parties was a part of this alliance. A great numberwe
A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . sal-pine Gaul. Octavius, the grand-nephew and adopted sonof Caesar, a youth ofeighteen, now becameprominent, and at firstwas supported by theSenate in the hope ofbalancing the power ofAntonius. But in Octo-ber, 43, Octavianus (as hewas henceforward called),Antonius, and Lepidus to-gether formed a secondtriumvirate, which be-came legal, by the ratifi-cation of the people, forthe period of five proscription for the destruction of the enemies of the threecontracting parties was a part of this alliance. A great numberwere put to death, among them Cicero — a sacrifice to the ven-geance of Antonius. War against the republicans was thenecessary consequence. At Philippi in Thrace, in the year 42,Antonius and Octavianus defeated Brutus and Cassius, bothof whom committed suicide. Porcia, the wife of Brutus, andthe daughter of Cato, on hearing of her husbands death, putan end to her own life. Many other adherents of the republicfollowed the example of their leaders. The victors divided. The Young Augustus(Vatican Museum, Borne) 166 ROME the world between themselves, Antonius taking the East, andOctavianus the West. To the weak and avaricious LepidusAfrica was assigned, but he was soon deprived of his shareby Octavianus. Civil War : Actium. — Antonius was enamored of Cleopatra,and, following her to Egypt, gave hiniself up to luxury andsensual gratification. Civil war between Octavianus and thefollowers of Antonius in Italy (40, 41 ) was followed bythe marriage of Octavia, the sister of Octavianus, to after a succession of disputes between the two regents,there was a final breach. Antonius (35) went so far as to giveEoman territories to the sons of Cleopatra, and to send toOctavia papers of divorce. The Senate, at the instigation ofOctavianus, deprived his unworthy colleagueof all his powers. War was declared againstCleopatra. East and West were arrayed inarms against one another.
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