What was the Battle of Philippi?
Q: What was the Battle of Philippi?
A: The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Wars of the Second Triumvirate between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian against the forces of Julius Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, at Philippi in the Roman province of Macedonia.
Q: Why did the Second Triumvirate declare this civil war?
A: The Second Triumvirate declared this civil war to avenge Julius Caesar's murder.
Q: Where did the battle take place?
A: The battle took place at Philippi in the Roman province of Macedonia.
Q: Who was involved in the first engagement?
A: In the first engagement, Brutus faced Octavian, while Antony's forces were up against those of Cassius.
Q: Who won the first engagement?
A: At first, Brutus pushed back Octavian and entered his army's camp. But to the south, Cassius was defeated by Antony, and committed suicide after hearing a false report that Brutus had also failed, making the first engagement a draw.
Q: Who was deprived of their best commander after Cassius' suicide?
A: The Liberatores were deprived of their best commander after Cassius' suicide.
Q: Who won the second encounter?
A: The second encounter, on 23 October, finished off Brutus's forces, and he committed suicide in turn, leaving the triumvirate in control of the Roman Republic.
