Triumvirate facts for kids
A triumvirate is a group of three men. A duumvirate is a group of two.
The word is often used to mention a historical event or in talks of government. The word troika is Russian for triumvirate, and the term was used in the Soviet Union after V.I. Lenin died. Joseph Stalin, Lev Kamenev, and Grigory Zinoviev teamed up to gain power of the government. In the Soviet Union, troikas were usually considered to be three main people in the government: Party leader, head of state, and head of government.
In Ancient Rome, Julius Caesar was a member of the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus. In 43 B.C.E. after he was dead, Marc Antony, Marcus Lepidus, and Octavian formed a second triumvirate to rule the Roman Empire.
Images for kids
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The First Triumvirate of the Roman Republic: Gnaeus Pompeius (Pompey), Marcus Licinius Crassus, and Gaius Julius Caesar
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Triumvirate of : (L-R) Saint-Just, Robespierre, and Couthon
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L-R) Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong, and Liu Shaoqi in 1964
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Triumvirate of: (L-R) Nikolai Podgorny, Leonid Brezhnev, and Alexei Kosygin during October Revolution anniversary celebrations in 1973
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The "Triumvirate of National Defence": (L-R) Admiral Kountouriotis, Venizelos, and General Danglis
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Peter (sitting in the centre) along with John and his brother James, son of Zebedee (sitting L-R) at the Transfiguration of Jesus.
See also
In Spanish: Triunvirato para niños
