History Notes - Mark Antony


Mark Antony, 82 (?) - 30 BC
MARK ANTONY
82 (?) - 30 BC


Mark was a brave man, a general under Julius Caesar.

He was a member of the Second Triumvirate together with Lepidus and Octavian.

But heart got in the way of common sense and Mark was spellbound by legendary Queen Cleopatra.

When Octavian defeated him at the naval Battle of Actium in 31 BC, he took off to Egypt with Cleopatra. Mark decided to end it all and killed himself in Alexandria, Egypt.

Actually, Mark Antony and Cleopatra kill themselves. Together. The year: 30 BC.

Egypt becomes a Roman province, and Octavianus Caesar is left undisputed master of Rome, and all that is Rome's.
 

 


 

 

 


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