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Unit 4: People, power and authority (Mark Antony and the triumviral period)
Quick questions on Mark Antony: power, the Second Triumvirate and the struggle with Octavian for QCE Ancient History Unit 4
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What is antony under Caesar?Show answer
Marcus Antonius, born around 83 BC, rose as one of Julius Caesar's most capable military officers, serving in Gaul and during the civil war against Pompey. He was Caesar's colleague as consul in 44 BC, the year of the assassination. After Caesar's murder, Antony was the most powerful surviving Caesarian. He delivered the funeral oration that turned the Roman crowd against the assassins, secured Caesar's papers and funds, and positioned himself as Caesar's political heir, only to find that Caesar's will had named the teenage Octavian as his adopted son and personal heir.
What is the Donations of Alexandria?Show answer
In 34 BC Antony staged the Donations of Alexandria, a ceremony in which he granted territories to Cleopatra and her children and proclaimed Caesarion the true son and heir of Julius Caesar. Cleopatra was hailed as Queen of Kings. From an eastern, Hellenistic perspective this was a recognisable assertion of royal authority over client kingdoms. From a Roman perspective, or as Octavian presented it, Antony was giving away Roman territory to a foreign queen and her children, betraying Rome for the East.
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