Second Triumvirate

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the formal establishment?November 27, 43 BC, by the Lex Titia
2. What is the initial term?Five years, renewable
3. Who were the three people in the Second Triumvirate?The trio was made up of Mark Antony, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Gaius Octavius, who later became known as Octavian.
4. Why did the Triumvirate have such strong powers?They were given huge powers by a law called the Lex Titia so they could quickly end the chaos and fight the people who had killed Caesar.

Extraordinary Commission: A special governmental body granted powers beyond normal legal limits.
Proscriptions: Official lists of condemned individuals subject to execution and property confiscation.
Principate: The first phase of the Roman Empire, established by Augustus, characterized by the emperor's supreme authority.