Mark Antony

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Overlooking the Roman Forum with Temple of Saturn in Rome, Italy

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Mark Antony

Roman triumvir

Also known as: Marc Antony, Marcus Antonius

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Michael Grant

President and Vice-Chancellor, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1959–66. Author of History of Rome and others; editor of Latin Literature and others.

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Sep. 16, 2026 •History

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. He is one of the major figures of Classical antiquity. Mark Antony was the son and grandson of men of the same name. His father was called Creticus...

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