HIST 2090 Lecture : Cassius/Brutus vs Octavian/Antony
22 Oct 2011
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Brutus figurehead of the republic in the east; last symbol of the republic. Triumvirs vs. brutus and cassius: battle of philippi, antony defeats cassius, octavian/agrippa defeated by brutus, happens over a period of two weeks, cassius kills himself because he thinks things are going poorly for brutus. Octavian will have agrippa fighting most of his battles for him. Lepidus gets pushed out of the picture; he is left out of the divisions because they aren"t sure if she"s siding with sextus pompey. Antony stays in the east to pacify region and raise money for troops. Associates himself with certain things antony begins to be associated with eastern": begins to associate himself with traditional roman values" revert back to a. Golden age when things were all good: setting himself for opposition compared to antony an idiot, drunkard . Octavian draws upon family values: compared to apollo compared to how caesar compared himself to. Sextus pompey: sextus is son of pompey.
