Roman Senate decree of 32 BCE
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The Roman Senate decree of 32 BCE was the formal resolution by which the Senate authorized hostilities that effectively initiated Rome’s final war against Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legal act
ⓘ
cause of war ⓘ senatus consultum ⓘ |
| aimedTo | legitimize military action against Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony ⓘ |
| authorizedHostilitiesAgainst |
Cleopatra VII Philopator
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Antony NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefited | Octavian’s bid for sole power ⓘ |
| category | Roman Senate decrees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | end phase of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| concerned |
alliance between Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
division of Roman territories in the East ⓘ |
| date | 32 BCE ⓘ |
| declaredEnemyOfState |
Cleopatra VII Philopator
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Antony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followed | propaganda campaign by Octavian against Antony and Cleopatra ⓘ |
| framedConflictAs | war against a foreign queen rather than a Roman civil war ⓘ |
| governmentType | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key step toward the establishment of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| initiatedConflict |
final war of the Roman Republic
ⓘ
war against Antony and Cleopatra ⓘ |
| justifiedBy | alleged betrayal of Roman interests by Mark Antony ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
delegation of extraordinary powers to Octavian
ⓘ
formal authorization of war ⓘ |
| legalForm | senatus consultum ultimum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | supporters of Mark Antony ⓘ |
| partOf | Octavian’s broader strategy to isolate Mark Antony ⓘ |
| passedBy | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | power struggle between Octavian and Mark Antony ⓘ |
| politicalFunction | transform a civil conflict into a foreign war in legal terms ⓘ |
| preceded | Octavian’s assumption of the title Augustus ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Actium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
constitutional crisis of the late Roman Republic ⓘ propaganda against Cleopatra VII ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
consolidation of Octavian’s authority
ⓘ
military campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium ⓘ outbreak of open war between Octavian and Antony ⓘ |
| supportedPoliticalFaction | Octavian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | shortly before the Battle of Actium ⓘ |
| usedAs | legal justification for Octavian’s campaign in the East ⓘ |
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