CLA2104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cisalpine Gaul, Second Triumvirate, Octavians
9 Mar 2018
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By 43 antony didn"t have a consulship so he was ghting for a province. Octavian took another consulship in 43 but relinquished it after greatly reducing the powers of the consul. During rst engagement, eet of brutus intercepted and destroyed triumvirs" reinforcements (two legions and supplies) As a result antony and octavian were now vulnerable: they could not forage and feed their troops. Brutus had access to supplies from sea. Triumvirs had to send a legion south to achaia to collect more supplies. Brutus had planned to hold o battle while waiting for reinforcements from navy. However his left ank was entrapped by antony who again advanced secretly from west through swamp. Octavian also gave battle from marshes at south, surrounding brutus and preventing any retreat route. Hemmed in and pressed by his men, brutus had no choice but to ght. Second engagement involved close combat, face-to-face which resulted in terrible carnage.
