ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Liberators’ civil war between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian (of the Second Triumvirate) and the leaders of Julius Caesar’s assassination, Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, at Philippi in Macedonia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Battle of Philippi, (3 and 23 October 42 bce). The climactic battle in the war that followed the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 bce, Philippi saw the final destruction of those who favored the old Republican constitution of Rome.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Battle of Philippi was fought October 3 and 23, 42 BC during the War of the Second Triumvirate (44-42 BC). In the wake of the assassination of Julius Caesar, Octavian and Mark Antony sought avenge his death and deal with the conspirators Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Battle of Philippi formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War and was fought in and around Philippi, Virginia (now West Virginia), on June 3, 1861. A Union victory, it was the first organized land action of the war, though generally viewed as a skirmish rather than a battle.

Detailed explanation-5: -WHAT DO WE LEARN? Caesar has defeated Pompey, his former ally, in battle. Marullus thinks the people of Rome are disloyal and fickle because they used to love Pompey and now they’re celebrating his defeat.