Board of Three for the Reconstitution of the State

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The Board of Three for the Reconstitution of the State, better known as the Second Triumvirate, was the official three-man ruling commission formed by Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus to govern and reorganize the Roman state after Julius Caesar’s assassination.

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instanceOf Roman political institution
executive commission
extraordinary magistracy
triumvirate
alsoKnownAs Second Triumvirate
Triumviri Rei Publicae Constituendae
Triumviri Rei Publicae Constituendae Consulari Potestate
linked to: Second Triumvirate
appliesToPeriod late Roman Republic
linked to: Late Roman Republic
conflictInvolved Battle of Philippi
Final War of the Roman Republic
Liberators’ Civil War
Perusine War
Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompeius
country Roman Republic
endTime 32 BC
followedBy principate of Augustus
linked to: Principate
formedBy Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Marcus Antonius
linked to: Mark Antony
grantedTermLength five years (renewable)
hasPower consular power
power of proscriptions
power to appoint magistrates
power to make laws without Senate approval
hasPurpose avenging the assassination of Julius Caesar
defeat of the Liberators (Caesar’s assassins)
reconstitution of the Roman state
historicalContext aftermath of Julius Caesar’s assassination
jurisdiction Roman state
languageOfName Latin
latinName Triumviri Rei Publicae Constituendae
legalBasis Lex Titia
member Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Marcus Antonius
linked to: Mark Antony
notableAction institution of large-scale proscriptions in 43 BC
notableVictimOfProscriptions Marcus Tullius Cicero
linked to: Cicero
politicalSystemType oligarchic dictatorship
precededBy First Triumvirate
relatedTo Julius Caesar
Roman Senate
transition from Republic to Empire
renewal term renewed in 37 BC
seatOfPower Rome
startTime 43 BC
startTimeDetail November 43 BC
territorialArrangement division of Roman territories among Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus

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Second Triumvirate translationOfLegalName Board of Three for the Reconstitution of the State