Mark Antony: a Biography

369 Pages·1978·18.585 MB·English

by  Huzar, Eleanor Goltz

MARK ANTONY
A Biography
The John K. Fesler Memorial Fund provided
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for which the University of Minnesota
Press is grateful.
MARK ANTONY
A Biography
Eleanor Goltz Huzar
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS, MINNEAPOLIS
Copyright © 1978 by the University of Minnesota.
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Huzar, Eleanor Goltz.
Mark Antony, a biography.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. Antonius, Marcus, 83P-30 B.C. 2. Rome-
History-Republic, 265-30 B.C. 3. Statesmen-Rome-
Biography. 4. Generals—Rome—Biography.
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Acknowledgments
This biography has been possible only with the generous counsel
and help of many associates to whom I am heartily grateful. Pro-
fessor Tom B. Jones was certainly Antony's patronus', he gave me
the initial interest in the work and helped me with the publication.
Professor Harry J. Brown advised me on many questions of form
and endured proofreading. As assistant editor at the University of
Minnesota Press, Tyna Thall Orren was wise and enthusiastically
supportive; Victoria Haire, assistant editor, corrected, checked,
counseled with acute skill and unflagging patience. JamesM.Lipsey,
Amy Doll, and Peter Krafft of the Michigan State University Center
of Cartographic Research expertly prepared the maps. Helen Elkiss
and Susan McMahon served as unselfish and splendidly capable
typists. Research grants from Michigan State University aided my
studies, and a sabbatical leave enabled me to spend a happy and
productive year at the American Academy in Rome, which gener-
ously welcomed me to its library and other facilities. The stimula-
tion of many students and conversations with many colleagues
broadened and brightened my efforts. Relatives and friends all
deserve warm thanks for bearing with my long devotion to Mark
Antony.
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Contents
I. The Setting 3
II. Heir 12
III. Lieutenant 27
IV. Across the Rubicon 42
V. Henchman to the Dictator 63
VI. Caesar's Successor 81
VII. Challenged by Octavian 93
VIII. Avenger of Caesar 111
IX. Relinquishing the West 129
X. Reorganizing Eastern Provinces and Allies 148
XI. Parthia Invicta 169
XII. Breaking with Octavian 185
XIII. The Lion at Bay 209
Genealogy of the Antonii following p. 214
XIV. "My Fame is Shrewdly Gored" 233
Political Sympathies of
the Primary Antony Sources 240
XV. Marcus Antonius, Vir Vitalissimus 253
Chronology 258
Abbreviations Used in
Notes and Selected Bibliography 265
Notes 273
Selected Bibliography of Secondary Works 304
Glossary 319
Dramatis Personae 327
Index 337
List of Maps
The Roman Empire, 40 B.C. endpapers
Gaul during Antony's Campaigns 34
Italy, 50-30 B.C. 44
The Eastern States under Antony's Control 150
The Parthian Campaigns 170
The Greece of Antony's Campaigns 210
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