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Question 17

Which three men formed the Second Triumvirate in 43 BCE?

  1. Octavian, Mark Antony, and LepidusCorrect answer
  2. Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
  3. Brutus, Cassius, and Cicero
  4. Mark Antony, Cicero, and Lepidus

Explanation

The Second Triumvirate of 43 BCE united Caesar's adopted heir with Mark Antony and Lepidus, two of Caesar's former commanders, against his assassins. Caesar, his great military ally, and Crassus belonged to the earlier coalition, while Brutus, Cassius, and the leading republican orator opposed the later alliance rather than joining it.

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