event
Massacre at Brundisium (44 BC)
the Brundisium massacre
also: the centurions slain at Brundisium
In late 44 BC at Brundisium Antony, facing mutiny in the Macedonian legions he had summoned, had a number of soldiers and centurions (including men later associated with the Martian legion) executed. Cicero repeatedly cites the bloodshed as proof of Antony's cruelty.
Reading notes
- Twelfth Philippic §12 the blood of the centurions of the Martian legion, spilt at Brundisium
In late 44 BC at Brundisium Antony had centurions of mutinous legions, including men of the Martian, executed; Cicero treats the massacre as an indelible proof of his cruelty.
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