Marc Antony
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3 days ago · At Cleopatra's request, Antony ordered the execution of Arsinoe, who, though marched in Caesar's triumphal parade in 46 BC, had been granted sanctuary at the temple of Artemis in Ephesus. Antony and Cleopatra then spent the winter of 41 BC together in Alexandria.
4 days ago · In Antony and Cleopatra Roman behaviour does promote attentiveness to duty and worldly achievement, but, as embodied in young Octavius, it is also obsessively male and cynical about women. Octavius is intent on capturing Cleopatra and leading her in triumph back to Rome—that is, to cage the unruly woman and place her under male control.
5 days ago · Mark Antony and Cleopatra had three children: twins Cleopatra Selene II and Alexander Helios, plus a younger son, Ptolemy Philadelphus. After their parents’ deaths, the children’s futures became uncertain in Rome.
4 days ago · Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra portrays the tumultuous love affair between Mark Antony and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The play explores themes of love, duty, and the clash of cultures of ancient Egypt.
15 hours ago · Antony, Cleopatra’s lover and ally, divorced his wife, Octavia Minor, Octavian’s sister. Antony and Cleopatra combined their forces to fight Octavian in a naval battle near the city of Actium. The Clash of Fleets. The Battle of Actium took place on September 2, 31 BC. Antony had 500 ships, which were large but less maneuverable.
1 day ago · The most famous member of the line was the last queen, Cleopatra VII, known for her role in the Roman political battles between Julius Caesar and Pompey, and later between Octavian and Mark Antony. Her apparent suicide after the Roman conquest of Egypt marked the end of Ptolemaic rule in Egypt.
2 days ago · While in Egypt, Antony had been engaged in an affair with Cleopatra and had fathered three children with her. Aware of his deteriorating relationship with Octavian, Antony left Cleopatra; he sailed to Italy in 40 BC with a large force to oppose Octavian, laying siege to Brundisium. This new conflict proved untenable for both Octavian and Antony ...
