Second Triumvirate facts for kids
Top: Mark Antony (left) and Octavian (right) portrayed on 41 BC Roman aureus issued to honor the Second Triumvirate.
Bottom: Lepidus (left) and Octavian (right) portrayed on denarii. Both coins are inscribed "III VIR R P C", abbreviating "tresviri rei publicae constituendae" (One of Three Men for the Regulation of the Republic).
Bottom: Lepidus (left) and Octavian (right) portrayed on denarii. Both coins are inscribed "III VIR R P C", abbreviating "tresviri rei publicae constituendae" (One of Three Men for the Regulation of the Republic).
The Second Triumvirate was an alliance between Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus. It was formed to punish the conspirators who assassinated Julius Caesar.
The Triumvirate lasted from 43 BC to 33 BC. It ended the effort by Marcus Tullius Cicero to reinstate the Senate as the sovereign body of the Republic. From then on Rome was ruled by an Emperor.
Images for kids
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Lucius Antonius
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Anthony and Cleopatra, by Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
See also
In Spanish: Segundo Triunvirato (Antigua Roma) para niños
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