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Which part of the Roman world did Mark Antony govern after Philippi?
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Mark Antony
Mark Antony, detail of a marble bust; in the Vatican Museum.
Following the defeat of the conspirators Brutus and Cassius at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BCE, the members of the Second Triumvirate divided the Roman world among themselves. Mark Antony took up the administration of the eastern provinces.12
While Octavian controlled the West, Antony focused his efforts on organizing the East, including campaigns on the Parthian frontier and establishing political and military ties in Egypt.12