 As part of the compromise between Antony and the Republicans to restore order following Caesar's murder, Publius Cornelius Dolabella was assigned the governorship of Syria and command over Caesar's planned Parthian campaign.The compromise did not hold, however, and the Republicans were forced to flee to the East.The Republicans directed Quintus Labienus to attract the Parthians to their side in the resulting war against Antony and Octavian.