Liberators’ civil war

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The Liberators’ civil war was the conflict between the assassins of Julius Caesar and the forces of the Second Triumvirate, culminating in the decisive Battle of Philippi in 42 BC.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman war
civil war
alsoKnownAs war of the Liberators
belligerent forces of the Liberators
forces of the Second Triumvirate
cause opposition to the concentration of power in the hands of Caesar’s heirs and allies
power struggle after the assassination of Julius Caesar
commanderOfBelligerent Gaius Cassius Longinus
Augustus
surface form: Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Marcus Junius Brutus
Mark Antony
conflictBetween Second Triumvirate
assassins of Julius Caesar
decisiveBattle Battle of Philippi
endTime 42 BC
followedBy Final War of the Roman Republic
follows assassination of Julius Caesar
hasPart Battle of Philippi
Battle of Philippi
surface form: Battle of Philippi (overall campaign)

Battle of Philippi
surface form: First Battle of Philippi

Battle of Philippi
surface form: Second Battle of Philippi

campaigns in Macedonia
operations in Greece
location Greece
Macedonia region
surface form: Macedonia

eastern provinces of the Roman Republic
mainOpposingFaction Liberatores
surface form: Liberators (Caesarian assassins and their supporters)

Second Triumvirate
surface form: Second Triumvirate (Octavian, Antony, Lepidus)
militaryTheater Balkans
surface form: Balkan Peninsula
outcome suicides of Brutus and Cassius after Philippi
partOf Roman civil wars
surface form: Roman Republican civil wars
politicalContext Late Roman Republic
surface form: late Roman Republic
precededBy Caesar’s civil war
surface form: Caesar’s Civil War
relatedEvent formation of the Second Triumvirate
proscriptions of the Second Triumvirate
result defeat of the Liberators
end of organized senatorial resistance to the Triumvirs
victory of the Second Triumvirate
significance marked the effective end of the Roman Republic’s senatorial faction as a military force
paved the way for the rise of Octavian and the Roman Empire
startTime 44 BC
timePeriod 1st century BC

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Caesar’s civil war followedBy Liberators’ civil war
Roman civil wars hasPart Liberators’ civil war
Late Roman Republic hasMajorEvent Liberators’ civil war
Late Roman Republic conflict Liberators’ civil war
this entity surface form: Liberators’ Civil War
Gaius Cassius Longinus participatedIn Liberators’ civil war
this entity surface form: Liberators' civil war
Battle of Philippi partOf Liberators’ civil war
this entity surface form: Liberators' civil war
Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus participatedIn Liberators’ civil war
this entity surface form: Liberators' civil war
Porcia Catonis associatedWith Liberators’ civil war
Final War of the Roman Republic precededBy Liberators’ civil war
this entity surface form: Liberators’ Civil War