Campaign by Mark Antony's wife Fulvia and brother Lucius Antonius against Octavian while Antony was in Egypt. Lucius was besieged in the Etruscan hill-city of Perusia (Perugia) during the winter of 41/40 until starved into surrender. Octavian executed the Perusine senate but forgave Lucius.

 
 
 

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