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On this day in history April 14, 43 BC, the Battle of Forum Gallorum took place in Mutina (modern-day Modena, Italy). Mark Antony, who was besieging Julius Caesar’s assassin Decimus Junius Brutus, defeated the forces of the Roman consul Aulus Hirtius and Praetor Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus. Pansa was killed in the battle, while Hirtius was able to escape. The battle was a part of the power struggle between Mark Antony and Octavian (later known as Augustus), who both sought to control Rome after the assassination of Julius Caesar. The victory of Mark Antony allowed him to maintain control of northern Italy and strengthened his position in the ongoing struggle for power. The battle is considered a significant event in the history of the Roman Republic and helped to shape the course of Western civilization.
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