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— Antony, at Caesar's funeral
Marcus Antonius (14 January 83 BC – 1 August 30 BC) was a Roman general and politician. Lover of Cleopatra VII, ally of Julius Caesar, rival of Octavian, enemy of Cicero.
One of the most famous Romans in history, Mark Antony was an important and tragic figure in the Roman Republic's transition into the The Roman Empire.
Depictions in media:
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Film
- Played by Henry Wilcoxon in 1934's Cleopatra
- Played by Marlon Brando in 1953's Julius Caesar.
- Played by Charlton Heston in 1970's Julius Caesar.
- He's portrayed by Richard Burton (opposite Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra) in the 1963 film Cleopatra.
- Portrayed by Sidney James in Carry On Cleo.
Literature
- Antony appears in Dictator, the final novel of Robert Harris' Cicero trilogy.
- He's a prominent character in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series, and portrayed as a brave soldier but also a vain and promiscuous drunk.
Live-Action TV
- He's played by James Purefoy in the HBO miniseries Rome.
Theatre
- An important player in two of Shakespeare's histories: Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
