Liberators' civil war
The Liberators' civil war (43–42 BC) was fought by the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian against the forces of Caesar's assassins, the Hidden Ones Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. The latter were defeated by the Triumvirs at the Battle of Philippi.
History
On March 14th, the Hidden Ones Aya, Brutus and Cassius arrived at the Theatre of Pompey to eliminate Julius Caesar, whose rise to power was aided by the Order of the Ancients. Following Caesar's assassination by the Hidden Ones, his friend Mark Antony rallied Caesar's supporters and called for the elimination of the assassins.[1]
The liberators were later forced out of the city, with Brutus going to Krete on Aya's advice. However, they were not able to flee far as a civil war arose between the assassins and the newly formed alliance of Mark Antony and Caesar's adopted son, Octavian. Brutus never returned to Rome, and was eventually tracked down and killed by Mark Antony's allies in Macedonia.[2]
Aftermath
Octavian, took over the power vacuum left in Rome. In 32 BC, he convinced the Roman Senate to declare war on the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, starting what became known as the "Last war of the Roman Republic".[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins comic (mentioned only)
References