Round 7: Tossup 14

This man’s brother formed a base of disaffected landowners to wage the Perusine War. This man’s wife put a hair pin (15[1])through the tongue of an orator (15[1]-5[1])that was ordered dead by (-5[1])this man. (-5[1])This man distributed land and titles to some of his children in the Donations of Alexandria. A rival of this man (15[1])both defeated him at the Battle of Mutina and formed the (*) Second Triumvirate with him. Octavian and (-5[1])this man defeated the killers of Caesar at the Battle of Philippi. Soon after this man’s (10[1])navy lost the Battle of Actium, he and his wife committed suicide. For 10 points, name this husband of Cleopatra. ■END■ (10[1])

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