Who would you have supported, Octavian or Mark Antony?

The Marcmeister, of course. Rome treated Marc Antony like France treated Joan of Arc. These two were tremendous heroes, supportive and loyal to their leaders who betrayed them out of jealousy of their popularity and had them murdered. read more

Mark Antony may have been a good soldier and a good leader of soldiers, but only up to certain point. He was certainly not a master tactician. In fact, I’d go so far as to say Marcus Agrippa was the superior general. read more

The Roman politician and general Mark Antony (83–30 B.C.) was an ally of Julius Caesar and the main rival of his successor Octavian (later Augustus). With those two men he was integral to Rome’s transition from republic to empire. read more

Caesar, in his will, had made Octavian his heir. Marc Anthony, therefore, sided himself with Octavian in the civil war that followed Caesar’s assasination. Following many twists and turns Marc Anthony became romantically involved with Cleopatra and came unstuck. read more