Battle of Philippi
In
42 BC
,
Philippi
, in
Macedonia
was the site of the final battle between the forces of
Mark Antony
and
Octavian
against the forces of
Julius Caesar
's assassins
Marcus Junius Brutus
and
Gaius Cassius Longinus
.
See also:
Cicero
Second Triumvirate
There was also a battle of Philippi at
Philippi, West Virginia
in the US Civil War.