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With Brutus and his allies established outside of Rome, Octavian with an army of his own took power in Rome – a military coup that nullified the powers of the Senate. Gaul, Lepidus, had Caesar's best troops, and Antony agreed to recognize him These commanders chose instead to side with Antony.

In Spain, Transalpine Gaul and Narbonensis Gaul to side with the Senate. He rallied an army against Caesar's assassins. To follow in the footsteps of Caesar, and he accused Antony of preparing toĪntony did now what he could have done just after the assassination: Cicero saw Antony's choosing to go to Cisalpine Gaul as governor as an attempt Lusting debaucher and described Antony's speeches as little more thanīombast. Near about 60 conspirators were involved directly or indirectly in the assassination of Julius Caesar. The senators stabbed Caesar for 23 times led by his trusted friend Marcus Junius Brutus.

Cicero described him as vulgar and as a drunken, Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator was assassinated by a group of conspirators on 15th March of 44 B.C during a meeting of the Senate House. In manner and dress Antony was intentionally casual, and he had a coarsenessĪnd boyishness that appealed to soldiers. He saw himself as in tune with traditional male directness and Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator, was assassinated by a group of senators on the Ides of March (15 March) of 44 BC. Marcus Tullius Cicero, another righteous Stoic.Īntony thought Cicero's good manners were hypocritical and stuffy. And before the year 44 ended, a war of words was on between the Antony took offense and attackedĬicero verbally. With an undertone of criticism against Antony. Senator Cicero feared Antony's influence. With Antony's positionĪs consul soon to expire, he appointed himself to that governorship. To Marcus Brutus), to the governorship of Cisalpine Gaul. The Senate's appointment of one of Caesar's assassins, Decimus Brutus (no relation Octavian would eventually ally himself with Caesar's old companion, Mark Antony, who was pursuing an accord with the Senate. Octavian (also known as Octavius) had served with Caesar in Spain, and Caesar had adopted him and made him his heir. Enough support for Caesar remained as a counterforce to destroy what the assassins wanted to accomplish – and it would destroy the assassins themselves.Ī month after Caesar's death, his eighteen year-old grand-nephew, Gaius Octavianus, to be known as Octavian, arrived in Italy from the East where he had been waiting to serve Caesar in the war that was planned against the Parthians. The assassination of Julius Caesar failed politically.