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The first Roman emperor, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.
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Mark Antony
65 linksRoman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.
Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.
After Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, Antony joined forces with Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, another of Caesar's generals, and Octavian, Caesar's great-nephew and adopted son, forming a three-man dictatorship known to historians as the Second Triumvirate.
Roman Empire
52 linksThe post-Republican period of ancient Rome.
The post-Republican period of ancient Rome.
Civil wars and proscriptions continued, eventually culminating in the victory of Octavian, Caesar's adopted son, over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The following year, Octavian conquered the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, ending the Hellenistic period that had begun with the conquests of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Octavian's power then became unassailable, and in 27 BC, the Roman Senate formally granted him overarching power and the new title of Augustus, effectively making him the first Roman emperor.
Julius Caesar
50 linksRoman general and statesman.
Roman general and statesman.
Caesar's great-nephew and adopted heir Octavian, later known as Augustus, rose to sole power after defeating his opponents in the last civil war of the Roman Republic.
Roman Republic
49 linksState of the classical Roman civilization, run through public representation of the Roman people.
State of the classical Roman civilization, run through public representation of the Roman people.
Despite his victory and appointment as dictator for life, Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. Caesar's heir Octavian and lieutenant Mark Antony defeated Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, but they eventually split up thereafter.
Cleopatra
30 linksQueen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.
Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.
In the Liberators' civil war of 43–42 BC, Cleopatra sided with the Roman Second Triumvirate formed by Caesar's grandnephew and heir Octavian, Mark Antony, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.
Roman emperor
22 linksThe Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman Empire during the imperial period (starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC).
Second Triumvirate
23 linksThe Second Triumvirate (43–32 BC) was a political alliance formed after the Roman dictator Julius Caesar's assassination, comprising Caesar's adopted son Octavian (the future emperor Augustus) and the dictator's two most important supporters, Mark Antony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.
Tiberius
37 linksThe second Roman emperor.
The second Roman emperor.
He reigned from AD 14 until 37, succeeding his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus.
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
26 linksMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa (c. 63 BC – 12 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and architect who was a close friend, son-in-law, and lieutenant to the Roman emperor Augustus.
Cicero
28 linksRoman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire.
Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire.
After Cicero's death he joined the army of the Liberatores but was later pardoned by Augustus.