Battle of Perusia

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The Battle of Perusia was a civil war conflict in 41–40 BC in which Octavian besieged and defeated Lucius Antonius and Fulvia in the Italian city of Perusia, consolidating his power in the Roman Republic.

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Battle of Perusia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aftermath strengthening of Octavian's position in the Second Triumvirate ⓘ
weakening of Mark Antony's faction in Italy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Perusine War ⓘ
belligerent Fulvia ⓘ
Lucius Antonius ⓘ
Octavian ⓘ
linked to: Augustus

supporters of Mark Antony ⓘ
cause disputes over land distributions to veterans ⓘ
tensions between Octavian and Mark Antony's supporters ⓘ
combatantSide Antonian forces ⓘ
Octavian's forces ⓘ
commander Fulvia ⓘ
Lucius Antonius ⓘ
Octavian ⓘ
linked to: Augustus
conflictType civil war conflict ⓘ
conflictWithin power struggle after the assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ
endDate 40 BC ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Brundisium ⓘ
hasParticipant Roman forces loyal to Lucius Antonius ⓘ
Roman legions loyal to Octavian ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Roman Republic ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Italy ⓘ
Perugia ⓘ
Umbria ⓘ
location Etruria ⓘ
Italian Peninsula ⓘ
Perusia ⓘ
notableFor role in Octavian's rise to sole power ⓘ
siege warfare in an Italian city ⓘ
partOf Roman civil wars ⓘ
struggle for control of the Roman Republic ⓘ
politicalContext Second Triumvirate ⓘ
relatedTo Fulvia ⓘ
Lucius Antonius ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ
Octavian ⓘ
linked to: Augustus
result capture of Perusia by Octavian ⓘ
consolidation of Octavian's power in the Roman Republic ⓘ
defeat of Lucius Antonius and Fulvia ⓘ
surrender of Lucius Antonius ⓘ
victory for Octavian ⓘ
significantEvent destruction of Perusia ⓘ
reported massacre of Perusine notables ⓘ
startDate 41 BC ⓘ
year 40 BC ⓘ
41 BC ⓘ

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Second Triumvirate → keyBattle → Battle of Perusia ⓘ