Events with tag - Second Triumvirate

December 7, 44 BC

Assassination of Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero, one of Rome's most influential orators and statesmen, was assassinated on December 7, 43 BCE near his villa in Formia. His execution was ordered by the Second Triumvirate following his fierce criticism of Mark Antony through the Philippics speeches.

October 3, 43 BC

Battle of Philippi

A decisive battle fought in 42 BCE near Philippi, Macedonia, between the Second Triumvirate forces led by Mark Antony and Octavian against the Liberators led by Brutus and Cassius. The battle resulted in the defeat of Caesar's assassins and marked the end of the Roman Republic.