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In late 43 BC, the triumvirs issued the names of Romans who were to be proscribed, ie the names of those alleged to be enemies of the state were listed.

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They were to be captured or put to death and their land confiscated.

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Purposes of the proscriptions:
*To rid the members of the triumvirate of their personal and political enemies
*To gain political stability for the triumvirate's own regime
*To acquire land for the triumvirate's veteran soldiers
*To use confiscated wealth to pay the triumvirate's troops

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Results of the proscriptions:
*Some 300 senators and 2000 knights were proscribed
*The proscriptions along with other taxes saw the acquisition of much land for the veteran soldiers
*On Antony's orders, his hated enemy Cicero was executed, his severed head and hands hung up on the Rostra in Rome. Thus the distinguished lawyer, politician, orator and writer perished because of his outspoken attacks upon Antony, most notably in the Philippics
*Some of the proscribed escaped and joined Sextus Pompeius, another outspoken Republican, who was beginning a campaign to occupy Sicily and would later cause problems for the triumvirs especially by disrupting the corn supply to Rome.

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The Battle of Philippi 42 BC

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As adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar, Octavian had to avenge and be seen to avenge the murder of his father.

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Brutus and Cassius were leaders of the Republicans whom Octavian needed to eliminate in order to establish himself politically.

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Brutus and Cassius also had a large number of followers, so were a threat to Octavian's personal power.

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The triumvirs were legally appointed, and this therefore made the Republicans enemies of the state.

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Brutus and Cassius were gaining control of most of the eastern provinces and therefore the proscriptions deployed in the west were of no use; force of arms was needed.

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Octavian could claim to have removed the extortion by Brutus and Cassius from the eastern provinces.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.

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Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est.