Mark Antony

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His Latin name is Marcus Antonius. For a short time he went to school in Greece. From 58 B.C. to 56 B.C. he was the leader of the Roman Cavalry. He was commander and chief of the army and from 54 B.C. to 50 B.C. He fought in Gaul serving under Julius Caesar. During the War between Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar in 48 B.C., lead the left wing of Caesar’s army at the Battle of Pharsalus. In 47 B.C. when Caesar was visiting Africa, Antony was left to govern Italy. Then in 44 B.C. the consulship was shared between Antony and Caesar. In 43 B.C. Antony insisted that Cicero, who was a Roman Statesman and writer be killed, because he supported Octavian. On the seventh of December Cicero was murdered. Cicero was one of the first of 300 senators that are said to have been killed during this time period. Then in 42 B.C., the senate passed a law that declared Julius Caesar a god. This helped Octavian because he used Caesar’s name. He could then call himself “divi ...

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