So I was thinking of changing something in my "Is Rome Worth One Good Man's Life TL" and would like to know the consequences. What if, both Cassius and Octavian die at Philippi? I had a small scenario in my head that I've been messing around with. Tell me if it's plausible or not please.
Octavian is killed in his tent when Brutus's army overruns his (IOTL he was not in the tent and hiding somewhere else when they reached it). Cassius is semi-defeated as per OTL and commits suicide thinking the same thing happened to Brutus-again, as per OTL.
Antony defeats Brutus at the second battle of Philippi.
Now here's where I need to check the plausibility:
Antony returns to Rome to celebrate a triumph. He then proceeds to focus his attention on Sextus Pompeius. Using Agrippa (or would he use someone else?) like Octavian, he tries to defeat Pompeius at sea, but is soundly defeated. A meeting for a treaty is agreed upon, as per OTL. But with a twist-Pompeius is offered up the spot of being a triumvir (and possibly Agrippa replaces Lepidus though I don't know how realistic that is). This allows Antonius to focus on the east as he wanted to, and more importantly, Parthia.
It would fit Antony's personality IMHO. What do you guys think?
Octavian is killed in his tent when Brutus's army overruns his (IOTL he was not in the tent and hiding somewhere else when they reached it). Cassius is semi-defeated as per OTL and commits suicide thinking the same thing happened to Brutus-again, as per OTL.
Antony defeats Brutus at the second battle of Philippi.
Now here's where I need to check the plausibility:
Antony returns to Rome to celebrate a triumph. He then proceeds to focus his attention on Sextus Pompeius. Using Agrippa (or would he use someone else?) like Octavian, he tries to defeat Pompeius at sea, but is soundly defeated. A meeting for a treaty is agreed upon, as per OTL. But with a twist-Pompeius is offered up the spot of being a triumvir (and possibly Agrippa replaces Lepidus though I don't know how realistic that is). This allows Antonius to focus on the east as he wanted to, and more importantly, Parthia.
It would fit Antony's personality IMHO. What do you guys think?