Ventidius

Family: Roman · Role: general · First appears: Antony and Cleopatra · Act II, Scene III

Life events

• Antony orders Ventidius to go to Parthia under an issued commission.(Antony and Cleopatra · Act II, Scene III · 📍 Parthia)
  • With: Mark Antony
  • “You must to Parthia. Your commission’s ready.”
• Ventidius kills Pacorus to avenge Marcus Crassus’s death.(Antony and Cleopatra · Act III, Scene I · 📍 Syria)
  • With: Pacorus Marcus Crassus
  • “Bear the king’s son’s body Before our army. Thy Pacorus, Orodes, Pays this for Marcus Crassus.”
• Ventidius defeats the Parthian forces in Antony’s name.(Antony and Cleopatra · Act III, Scene I · 📍 Syria)
  • “How, with his banners, and his well-paid ranks, The ne’er-yet-beaten horse of Parthia We have jaded out o’ th’ field.”

Antony and Cleopatra · Act II, Scene III

• patron: Mark Antony “O, come, Ventidius, You must to Parthia. Your commission’s ready. Follow me and receive ’t.”
• employer: Mark Antony “O, come, Ventidius, You must to Parthia. Your commission’s ready. Follow me and receive ’t.”

Antony and Cleopatra · Act III, Scene I

• enemies with Pacorus (Ventidius presents Pacorus's death as vengeance.) “Pleased Fortune does of Marcus Crassus’ death Make me revenger. Bear the king’s son’s body Before our army. Thy Pacorus, Orodes, Pays this for Marcus Crassus.”
• patron: Mark Antony (Antony is identified as Ventidius's grand captain.) “So thy grand captain Antony Shall set thee on triumphant chariots, and Put garlands on thy head.”

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Extracted from the original text of Shakespeare's Roman Plays. Made with Rho MD.