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One of the tribunes for 47 BC, Publius Cornelius Dolabella, proposed a law which would have canceled all outstanding debts. Antony opposed the law for political and personal reasons: he believed Caesar would not support such massive relief and suspected Dolabella had seduced his wife Antonia Hybrida.
The central themes were that Antony was aiming for a dictatorship (though the title of dictator had been abolished by law at Antony's insistence), and (at least by the time of the 3rd Philippic, which was delivered on Dec. 20, 44) that the Optimates should rally behind Octavian.
Dec 16, 2009 · Mark Antony was a Roman politician and general known for his alliance with Julius Caesar, his rivalry with Octavian and his affair with Egypt's Queen Cleopatra.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Youth and Rise to Power. Antony was born 14 January, 83 BCE to Marcus Antonius Creticus and Julia of the Caesars (l. 104-c.39 BCE), Julius Caesar's cousin.
- Antony as Tribune. In the senate, Antony was a fierce supporter of Caesar's policies. Antony's long-time friend, Curio, had moved away from the aristocratic party and aligned himself with Caesar's populist party, using his eloquence in oratory to convince others to do the same.
- Antony and Octavian. In 44 BCE, after Caesar's assassination, Antony took the opportunity as speaker at the dictator's funeral to turn the tide of popular opinion against the conspirators and drive them from Rome.
- Antony and Cleopatra. After defeating the armies of Brutus (l.23-42 BCE) and Cassius (l.c.85-42 BCE) at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BCE, Octavian returned to Rome and Antony went east where, at Tarsus in 41 BCE, he summoned the Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII to appear before him.
Mark Antony was once the most trusted general of Julius Caesar and he came to wield immense power in Rome. It would be his political alliances that brought him to the pinnacle of Roman authority, but his personal choices led him down a path of betrayal and traumatic loss.
Antony can be devious when necessary, planning to cheat the people by altering Caesar's will, and to eliminate his ally Lepidus. It is the combination of these qualities that make him a better all-around politician—and replacement for Caesar—than either Brutus or Cassius.
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Oct 24, 2024 · Mark Antony (born 83—died August, 30 bce, Alexandria, Egypt) was a Roman general under Julius Caesar and later triumvir (43–30 bce), who, with Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, was defeated by Octavian (the future emperor Augustus) in the last of the civil wars that destroyed the Roman Republic.
