CLST 201 Lecture : Wk09L02.docx
14 Mar 2013
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44 antony was consul, in charge of affairs in rome. Lepidus, pontifex maximus had left to govern his province of nearer spain. Octavian had returned to italy to claim his inheritance. 44 p. cornelius dolabella consul tor eplace the murdered caesar, became ally to octavian. Sextus pompey not a governor, just chilling in spain, rebelling and shit. May 44 octavian emerged as a rival to antony; antony reassigned his province from. Macedonia; antony got cisalpine and transalpine gaul for 5 years, +4 legions from macedonia to be transferred to the gaullic provinces. By virtue of their proximity to italy, the governor of these alpines could be super iinfluential in italy (ie, caesar). Brutus was living as governor in cisalpine gaul, refused to leave. While en route, two of those legions defected to octavian. The caesarian faction was now divided into two parties: antony vs octavian.
