How did the Second Triumvirate divide the Roman Empire?

Which triumvirs controlled the various parts of the Roman Empire? I have read that Octavian controlled Gaul, Spain and Italy, Lepidus controlled the province Africa, while Anthony controlled Egypt. But what about the rest?
 
Which triumvirs controlled the various parts of the Roman Empire? I have read that Octavian controlled Gaul, Spain and Italy, Lepidus controlled the province Africa, while Anthony controlled Egypt. But what about the rest?

After Brundisiun:

Antony had control of the Provinces of Asia, Mecedonia, Pontus, Syria, Cilicia and Cyrenaica. Egypt, and the other client kingdoms of the east were also placed under his rule I think.

Lepidus was Africa and the client Kingdom of Mauritania.

Octavian was all of Roman Hispania, Gaul, Cisalpine Gaul and the Roman holdings in Illyria.

Sextus controled Sicily and Corsica et Sardenia.

Italy I think was supposed to be neutral ground.

And this is all there was of the Empire at the time unless I forgot something.
 
In fact, it's hard to make a map or easy overview of the division, because in the ten years of the triumvirate, the division changed often, sometimes legally, sometimes illegally. The triumviri agreeded on a first division when they met at Bononia in 43 BCE. Their first goal was to defeat Cassius and Brutus to seize power in the whole Empire.

Repartition after the treaty of Bononia:

Antonius:
Gallia Cisalpina
Gallia Comata (conquered by Caesar)
and 20 legions

Lepidus:
Gallia Narbonensis
Hispania Citerior
Hispania Ulterior
and three legions.

Octavian:
Africa
Corsica and Sardinia
Sicilia
and 20 legions.

Italy stayed neutral and was ruled by Lepidus, who stayed in Rome while his colleagues fought in the east.

The eastern provinces and client states were controlled by Brutus and Cassius.

In 42 BCE, Sicily was conquered by the former commander of the fleet Sextus Pompeius, who also seized Sardinia and Corsica in the following time.

After the battle of Philippi in 42 BCE, they agreed on a new division: Lepidus was stripped of Hispania, but Octavian gave him Africa. Antonius received the right to settle the situation in the east, giving him access to the richest provinces of the Roman Empire. Octavian would rule Spain and had the difficult task to find land for the veterans in Italy, a region that would be administrated by all triumviri. At this time, Antonius was still the stronger of the three.

Repartition after the battle of Philippi:

Antonius:
Achaea
Asia
Bityhnia
Cilicia
Creta
Cyprus
Cyrene
Epirus
Gallia Comata
Gallia Narbonensis
Eastern client states: Egypt, Judaea, Commagene, Sophene, Pontus, Galatia, Bosporan Kingdom, Cappadocia, Armenia

Lepidus:
Africa
Africa Nova (Numidia)
African client state: Mauretania

Octavian:
Corsica and Sardinia (de jure)
Dalmatia
Gallia Cisalpina (not a province anymore; part of Italy)
Hispania Citerior
Hispania Ulterior
Italy (de facto)
Sicilia (de jure)

Controlled by Sextus Pompeius:
Corsica and Sardinia (de facto)
Sicilia (de facto)

Then came the Perusine War, fought between Antony's brother and Octavian. This was Octavian's chance to seize Gaul. At Brundisium in 40 BCE, the division was revised. Octavian received the western provinces, whereas Antonius got the eastern ones. The border was to be established at Scodra in Dalmatia, today Albania. Lepidius kept Africa. All three had the right to recruit troops in Italy, but de facto Italy was ruled by Augustus.

The treaty of Misenum in 39 BCE gave Sextus Pompeius the provinces he controlled already - Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica; additionally, he should receive the Peloponnese. The treaty ended the proscriptions, but it failed to bring peace, and the war against Sextus Pompeius started again in 38 BCE.

Repartition after the treaty of Brundisium:

Antonius:
Achaea (de facto)
Asia
Bityhnia
Cilicia
Creta
Cyprus
Cyrene
Epirus
Eastern client states: Egypt, Judaea, Commagene, Sophene, Pontus, Galatia, Bosporan Kingdom, Cappadocia, Armenia

Lepidus:
Africa
Africa Nova (Numidia)
African client state: Mauretania

Octavian:
Dalmatia
Gallia Cisalpina
Gallia Comata
Gallia Narbonensis
Hispania Citerior
Hispania Ulterior
Italy (de facto)

Sextus Pompeius:
Achaea (de jure)
Sardinia et Corsica
Sicilia

The triumvirate was renewed for five more years at Tarent in 37 BCE, and Antonius promised to send ships for the fight against Sextus Pompeius.

In 36 BCE, Octavian defeated Sextus Pompeius. Lepidus, who had landed in Sicily too, lost his troops which defected to Octavian. Octavian now ruled Spain, Gaul, Italy, Sicily and Africa.

This division remained unchanged until 30 BCE, when Augustus took control of the entire Roman Empire.
 
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The reason I asked, was this information given in the Wikipedia article, which corresponds with what I wrote in the OP, but which does not include all parts of the empire:

"After Philippi, a new territorial arrangement was made among the members of the Second Triumvirate. Gaul and the provinces of Hispania and Italia were placed in the hands of Octavian. Antony traveled east to Egypt where he allied himself with Queen Cleopatra VII, the former lover of Julius Caesar and mother of Caesar's infant son Caesarion. Lepidus was left with the province of Africa, stymied by Antony, who conceded Hispania to Octavian instead."
 
The reason I asked, was this information given in the Wikipedia article, which corresponds with what I wrote in the OP, but which does not include all parts of the empire:

"After Philippi, a new territorial arrangement was made among the members of the Second Triumvirate. Gaul and the provinces of Hispania and Italia were placed in the hands of Octavian. Antony traveled east to Egypt where he allied himself with Queen Cleopatra VII, the former lover of Julius Caesar and mother of Caesar's infant son Caesarion. Lepidus was left with the province of Africa, stymied by Antony, who conceded Hispania to Octavian instead."

You have to read these parts of the wiki article one after the other:

At the beginning, Lepidus' possession of the provinces of Hispania and Narbonese Gaul was confirmed, and he agreed to hand over 7 legions to Octavian and Antony to continue the struggle against Brutus and Cassius for eastern Roman territory; in the event of defeat, Lepidus' territories would provide a fall-back position. Antony retained Cisalpine Gaul and hegemony over Gaul itself, and Octavian held Africa and was given nominal authority over Sicily and Sardinia. According to historian Richard Weigel, Octavian's share at this stage was "practically humiliating"; all the most important provinces went to Antony and Lepidus, though transfer of Lepidus' legions to Octavian meant that Lepidus was "effectively eliminating himself as an equal partner" in future.

After the victory, Antony and Octavian agreed to divide the provinces of the Republic into spheres of influence. Octavian — who had begun calling himself "Divi filius" ("son of the divinity") after Caesar's deification as Divus Julius ("the Divine Julius") and now styled himself simply "Imperator Caesar" — took control of the West, Antony of the East. As a result, the province of Cisalpine Gaul was absorbed into Italy. Narbonese Gaul was absorbed into Gallia Comata, creating a unified Gaul, and was thus taken over by Antony. Octavian took over Spain from Lepidus. Lepidus himself was left with nothing, but was offered the prospect of control over Africa. The excuse given for this was a report that Lepidus had been traitorously negotiating with Sextus Pompey. If he were proved innocent he would have Africa. Octavian returned to Rome to administer the distribution of land to his veterans. Antony remained in the east to bring Brutus and Cassius' former territories under triumvirate control.

Octavian's land redistribution caused widespread tensions, as farmers were dispossessed in favour of soldiers. Antony's brother Lucius Antonius, who was serving as Consul, stood up for the dispossessed farmers. The conflict led to the Perusine War, in which Lucius gathered an army of supporters to challenge Octavian. He was encouraged by Mark Antony's wife Fulvia. Lepidus held Rome with two legions while Octavian left to gather his army, but Lucius defeated Lepidus, who was forced to flee to Octavian. As Octavian advanced on Rome, Lucius withdrew to Perusia (Perugia), where he was besieged by Octavian in the winter of 41-40 BC. He finally surrendered in exchange for clemency. The outcome was that Lepidus was confirmed as governor of Africa, acquiring six of Antony's legions, leaving Octavian as the sole power in Italy, with his own loyal legions in control. When Antony's supporter Calenus, governor of Gaul, died, Octavian took over his legions, further strengthening his control over the west. This new distribution of power among the triumvirs was confirmed by the Treaty of Brundisium in September 40 BC. At around the same time, Antony's wife Fulvia died. Octavian arranged for Antony to marry his sister, Octavia, as a symbol of the renewed alliance.

The economic problems caused by the eviction of established farmers were exacerbated by the control of Sextus Pompey over Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. Pompey's navy regularly intercepted Roman shipping, leading to problems with the grain supply. In 39 BC Antony and Octavian decided to negotiate an agreement to stop the piracy. According to Appian, Sextus hoped to replace Lepidus as the third triumvir, but instead he was confirmed in possession of the islands by the Pact of Misenum, in return agreeing to stop his piracy.

Octavian accused Lepidus of attempting to usurp power and fomenting rebellion. Humiliatingly, Lepidus' legions in Sicily defected to Octavian and Lepidus himself was forced to submit to him. Lepidus was stripped of all his offices except that of Pontifex Maximus. Octavian sent him into exile in Circeii.

If you do so, you'll find all parts of the Empire mentioned.
 
So it obvious that mark Antony got the best share of provinces but how close were the post philppie holdings of the other two in value? Octavian had the literal silver mine of Spain, more territory, and lots of troops stationed there, but lepdius had Africa the territory that would become second to Italy in wealth in the west and the one of charges used by Octavian to kick lepdius out of the triumvirate was that he raised too many troops 16 legions worth to fight sextus pompey. Also Gaul was just recently conquered and great Julius really did a number on the area so it couldn't have been that valuable. Also Octavian had problem paying his troops until he conquered Egypt and basically got all the money so his large military establishment probably took a lot out of him. So what was the value the second triumvirate shares of the empire?
 
So it obvious that mark Antony got the best share of provinces but how close were the post philppie holdings of the other two in value? Octavian had the literal silver mine of Spain, more territory, and lots of troops stationed there, but lepdius had Africa the territory that would become second to Italy in wealth in the west and the one of charges used by Octavian to kick lepdius out of the triumvirate was that he raised too many troops 16 legions worth to fight sextus pompey. Also Gaul was just recently conquered and great Julius really did a number on the area so it couldn't have been that valuable. Also Octavian had problem paying his troops until he conquered Egypt and basically got all the money so his large military establishment probably took a lot out of him. So what was the value the second triumvirate shares of the empire?

Before Philippi, Antony and Lepidus were the dominant triumviri. But Lepidus weakened his position by giving away most of his legions to Octavian and staying in Italy instead of following the other triumviri to Greece. That's why they could easily take his provinces away from him.

Antony was the obvious winner of Philippi. He gained the rich provinces of the east, including the incredible wealth of Egypt. He planned a campaign against the Parthians, which could have given him eternal glory. At the same time Octavian was in a dire situation. Spain was an unstable province (the war against the Cantabrians ended only years later), Antony's friends schemed against him in Italy (leading to the Perusine War) and, most importantly, food prices exploded due to Sextus Pompey's piracy. Meanwhile Lepidus, controlling the fertile provinces of Africa, had raised 14 legions.

But Octavian proved to be both lucky and an intelligent politician. Lucky because Antony, instead of recognizing that the power laid in Italy, turned east and behaved like an oriental monarch; lucky also because Antony lost the war against the Parthians. Intelligent because he seized Gaul after winning at Perusia; because he tasked Agrippa with the naval war against Pompey; because he used Antony's testament to manipulate the public opinion and justify his war against Antony.

Octavian started as the weakest of the thee triumviri, but emerged as the strongest of them.
 
Before Philippi, Antony and Lepidus were the dominant triumviri. But Lepidus weakened his position by giving away most of his legions to Octavian and staying in Italy instead of following the other triumviri to Greece. That's why they could easily take his provinces away from him.

Antony was the obvious winner of Philippi. He gained the rich provinces of the east, including the incredible wealth of Egypt. He planned a campaign against the Parthians, which could have given him eternal glory. At the same time Octavian was in a dire situation. Spain was an unstable province (the war against the Cantabrians ended only years later), Antony's friends schemed against him in Italy (leading to the Perusine War) and, most importantly, food prices exploded due to Sextus Pompey's piracy. Meanwhile Lepidus, controlling the fertile provinces of Africa, had raised 14 legions.

But Octavian proved to be both lucky and an intelligent politician. Lucky because Antony, instead of recognizing that the power laid in Italy, turned east and behaved like an oriental monarch; lucky also because Antony lost the war against the Parthians. Intelligent because he seized Gaul after winning at Perusia; because he tasked Agrippa with the naval war against Pompey; because he used Antony's testament to manipulate the public opinion and justify his war against Antony.

Octavian started as the weakest of the thee triumviri, but emerged as the strongest of them.
Wait Spain was unstable? I thought the cantabrians were an after thought conquered so the entire peninsula could be Roman. Also what was valuable about recently conquered Gaul?
 
Finally provinces were less important than the ability to manipulate the roman senate, the plebs urbana and the roman citizens in Italy; especially manipulating the clients of the other triumvirs.
And Octavianus did an outstanding job at this "home front".
 
According to the internet, conflicts emerged since 38 BCE, even if the war started only in 29.



Gallia Narbonensis was certainly valuable.
But did the cantabrian make all of Spain especially the silver mines around new Carthage unstable though?

Ok narbonensis was vaulable but how vaulable was it really that Octavian getting it was a smart move?
Finally provinces were less important than the ability to manipulate the roman senate, the plebs urbana and the roman citizens in Italy; especially manipulating the clients of the other triumvirs.
And Octavianus did an outstanding job at this "home front".
of course wasn't he the one most based in Italy.
 
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