Marc Antony
83 - 30 BC
Roman general and politician who served under Julius Caesar.
Marc Antony was a skilled cavalry commander during Roman campaigns in Palestine and Egypt. In 54 B.C. he joined the staff of Julius Caesar's army. As a supporter of Caesar, he was appointed commander-in-chief in Italy during the civil war between Caesar and Pompey the Great and later successfully commanded the left wing of the army during the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C. After Caesar's assassination, he ruled Rome until challenged by Octavian and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. The three formed the Second Triumvirate and divided the Roman Empire among them. In 42 B.C. the triumvirate beat the army of Marucs Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus who hoped to restore the Roman Republic. he married Octavian's sister; however, after meeting Egyptian queen Cleopatra, he followed her to Egypt. In 31 B.C. he faced a new civil war where the armies of Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian near Actium. In 30 B.C., after a major defeat in Alexandria and duped by a false report of Cleopatra's suicide, Antonius took his own life.

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Mark Antony 32 to 31 BC AR Denarius Obvs: (ANT AVG) III VIR R P C, War galley Revs: Legionary eagle between two military standards 15x18mm, 3.9g $135.00 Order # RR 006 Ref: Vagi 152 Qty Shipping amount			Marc Antony 32 to 31 BC AR Denarius Obvs: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, War galley Revs: Legionary eagle between two standards. 17mm, 3.5g Ref: Vagi 152 SOLD