- Fulvia's civil war
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Fulvia's civil war
date=41–40 BC
place=Rome ,Perusia
territory=Rome was briefly lost, but quickly regained
result=Roman victory
combatant1=Roman Republic
combatant2=Forces of Fulvia and Lucius Antonius
commander1=Octavian , triumvir,
commander2=Fulvia , Lucius Antonius
strength1=Unknown
strength2=8 legionsFulvia's civil war (also called the Perusine War) was a
civil war which lasted from 41 to 40 BC. It was fought byFulvia and Lucius Antonius to supportMark Antony against his political enemy (and the future EmperorAugustus ),Octavian .Fulvia, who was married to Mark Antony at the time of the civil war, felt strongly that her husband should be the sole ruler of
Rome instead of sharing power with theSecond Triumvirate , especially Octavian.Fulvia and Antony's younger brother, Lucius Antonius, raised eight
legions in Italy. The army held Rome for a brief time, but was then forced to retreat to the city ofPerusia . During thewinter of 41 - 40 BC, Octavian's army held the city under siege, finally causing it to surrender due tostarvation . The lives of Fulvia and Lucius Antonius were both spared, but Antonius was sent to govern a Spanish province. Fulvia was exiled toSicyon . The inhabitants of the city were then butchered.Fulvia died in 40 BC, and with her death came a peace between Antony and Octavian. The peace would be short lived, however, as a civil war began a few years later.
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