consulscipio236 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Philippi alone was arguably the greatest legion clash ever; Antonius won. That Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylla Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 (edited) You are right about Philippi. The Caesarians should have lost, and Antony was certainly the brains behind the victory. On Mutina, you may be right that there is a lot we do not know. But what we do know speaks well of Antony. After successfuly besiging Decimus Brutus (who held Caesar's old post of governor of Cisalpine Gaul) he fought two combined consular armies. Although he techincaly lost, the consuls were both killed. We do know that it was an extremely bloody battle (on both sides), and Octavian was spared because he wasn't actually on the battlefield during the fight. I think it should be viewed as a stalemate, even though the odds were heavily against Antony. Antonius was defeated at Mutina basically because:- The best half of his present army deserted to the other side. - All his other allies were still too far away. The defeat was hardly definitive and Antonius had still a good chance of winning the war, when the cleaver duplicity of Octavius changed the whole scenario, opening the way for the triumvirate. The best interest of Caesar Edited December 2, 2009 by sylla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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