A triumvirate is called a political, economic or military alliance, which develops in any nation, in order to exercise power. It emerged around the 1st century BC. C, to name the union between Julius Caesar, Cneo Pompeyo Magno and Marco Licinius Crassus, who, together, managed to position themselves among the most powerful of the Roman Empire; in the same way, it was arranged to differentiate it from the duunviros (alliance between two men of power) and the decenvirate (consulates). In the context of Ancient Rome, the concepts of First Triumvirate and Second Triumvirate are dominated, the last being composed of Marco Antonio, Marco Emilio Lepido and César Octaviano.
The first Triumvirate, made up of Julius Caesar, Pompey and Crassus, arose as part of the strategy of political promotion of the first, in addition to the fact that Pompey, a recognized military man, needs the support of the merchants to achieve his objective of ruling indirectly; For this, he established relations with Marco Licinius Crassus, the richest and most powerful of this class, despite the constant differences they presented. Later, Julius Caesar decided to join them, marrying his daughter Julia to Pompey, thus forming a trio that combined wealth, military strategies, and political charm. However, almost ten years later, around 52 BC, Julia dies and Crassus is jealous of Julius Caesar's military achievements, which in turn makes Pompey doubt. With the death of Crassus, this historic Triumvirate ends forever.
The second Triumvirate, made up of Marco Antonio, Octavio and Marco Emilio. These joined to try to rebuild the Republic after the assassination of Julius Caesar, repudiating all those involved in the fact. These were divided into three different areas of Rome, to create a much more precise plan of action; However, conflicts soon began in the union, with Marco Emilio trying to snatch Sicily from Octavio (he would fall when he tried), in addition to Marco Antonio repudiating Octavia, Octavio's sister, and giving, instead, children to Cleopatra. This degenerated into a civil war against Marco Antonio, which Octavio would win. Some months later, Egypt would become part of the Roman Empire.
