Topic 6: After Caesar â Cicero, Antony and the Endgame (44â43 BC)
The final struggle for the Republic and the rise of a new order
H408/33 - Politics of the Late Republic
Learning Objectives
By the end of this topic, you will be able to:
- Analyse the immediate aftermath of Caesar's assassination on the Ides of March
- Evaluate Cicero's role in opposing Mark Antony and defending Republican ideals
- Assess the political impact of the Philippics as weapons of oratory and propaganda
- Understand Antony's consolidation of power and use of Caesar's legacy
- Examine Octavian's emergence as a political force and his calculated rise to power
- Analyse the formation, motivations, and consequences of the Second Triumvirate
- Evaluate the proscriptions and the death of Cicero as the end of Republican liberty
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The Ides of March and Its Aftermath
Examine the assassination of Caesar and the chaotic days that followed, as conspirators and Caesarians struggled for control.
Covers: The conspiracy, Brutus and Cassius, the funeral, Antony's eulogy, the Liberators' failure, amnesty and chaos
Cicero vs Antony: The Philippics
Analyse Cicero's fourteen speeches against Antony and his final desperate attempt to save the Republic through oratory.
Covers: Philippic speeches, Demosthenic tradition, invective and character assassination, senatorial opposition, the Mutina campaign
The Rise of Octavian
Trace the remarkable ascent of Caesar's heir from unknown teenager to master of Rome's political landscape.
Covers: Caesar's will, adoption and inheritance, the name 'Caesar', veteran support, alliance with Cicero, the march on Rome
The Second Triumvirate and Proscriptions
Understand how former enemies united to destroy the Republic, and the bloody consequences of their alliance.
Covers: Lex Titia, triumviral powers, the proscription lists, death of Cicero, Philippi, the end of the Liberators
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