View source for 41 BC

=== By place ===

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[Consul]]s: [[Lucius Antonius (brother of Mark Antony)|Lucius Antonius]] and [[Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (consul 48 BCE)|Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus]].
* [[Perusine War]]: An armed resistance breaks out across [[Italy]]; the [[Roman Umbria|Umbrian]] city of [[Sentinum]] is captured and destroyed by [[Quintus Salvidienus Rufus]].
* Lucius Antonius occupies [[Perusia]]. He accepts the appeal of the local population. Lucius and [[Fulvia]] are defeated by [[Augustus|Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian]] in the [[Battle of Perugia]].

==== Egypt ====
* [[Mark Antony]] meets [[Cleopatra VII]] in [[Tarsus (city)|Tarsus]] ([[Cilicia]]) and forms an [[Military alliance|alliance]]. He returns to [[Alexandria]] with her and they become lovers in the [[winter]] of 41&ndash;[[40 BC]]. To safeguard herself and [[Caesarion]], she has Antony order the execution of her (half) sister [[Arsinoe IV of Egypt|Arsinoe IV]], who is living at the temple of [[Artemis]] in [[Ephesus]].</onlyinclude>