Mark Antony

Also known as: Antony · Family: Roman · Role: commander · First appears: Histories III.21-24

Life events

• Under Mark Antony, the Third legion defeated the Parthians and Armenians commanded by Corbulo.(Histories III.21-24)
  • With: Corbulo
  • “Had they not under Mark Antony defeated the Parthians and the Armenians under Corbulo?”
• Mark Antony gave the kingdom to Herod.(Histories V.8-11)
  • With: Herod
  • “Antony gave the kingdom to Herod”

Histories III.21-24

• enemies with Corbulo (The commanders are presented as opposing leaders in military campaigns.) “Had they not under Mark Antony defeated the Parthians and the Armenians under Corbulo?”

Histories V.8-11

• protégé: Herod “Antony gave the kingdom to Herod, and Augustus, after his victory, enlarged it.”
• younger kin: Drusilla “He had married Drusilla, a granddaughter of Antony and Cleopatra, so that he was Antony's grandson-in-law, while Claudius was Antony's grandson.”
• younger kin: Claudius “He had married Drusilla, a granddaughter of Antony and Cleopatra, so that he was Antony's grandson-in-law, while Claudius was Antony's grandson.”
• with Antonius Felix (Antonius Felix was Mark Antony's grandson-in-law.) “He had married Drusilla, a granddaughter of Antony and Cleopatra, so that he was Antony's grandson-in-law, while Claudius was Antony's grandson.”
• with Herod (Herod named the castle in honour of Mark Antony.) “Within this runs another line of fortification surrounding the palace, and on a conspicuous height stands the Antonia, a castle named by Herod in honour of Mark Antony.”

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Extracted from the original text of Tacitus — The Histories & The Annals (Books I-VI) & Agricola. Made with Rho MD.