Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus was a Roman general, author, and patron of literature and art.
Statue of Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus at Krasiński Palace in Warsaw
The triumph of Corvinus in the pediment of the Krasiński Palace in Warsaw
The so-called Apotheosis of Claudius, the top part of an Augustan-era funerary monument that may once have contained Corvinus' funerary urn. Found in a country villa at Marino once owned by C. Valerius Paulinus, a descendant of Corvinus, it is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
The triumph of Marcus Valerius Corvinus in the pediment of the Krasiński Palace in Warsaw
Battle of Philippi
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The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Liberators' civil war between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian and the leaders of Julius Caesar's assassination, Brutus and Cassius, in 42 BC,
Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
…Caesar Augustus by not mentioning them too openly. In 43 BC he was proscribed, but managed to escape to the camp of Brutus and Cassius. After the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, he went over to Antony, but subsequently transferred his support to Octavian. In 31 BC, Corvinus was appointed consul in place of Antony and…
Location of the Battle of Philippi
Brutus and his companions after the Battle of Philippi