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MARK ANTONY A Biography The John K. Fesler Memorial Fund provided assistance in the publication of this volume, 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. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Published by the University of Minnesota Press, 2037 University Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, and published in Canada by Burns & MacEachern Limited, Don Mills, Ontario 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. DG260.A6H89 937'.05'0924 [B] 78-53133 ISBN 0-8166-0863-6 The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Magistris Optimis Harry Caplan John L. Heller Tom B.Jones Sister Mona Riley M. L. W. Laistner—In Memoriam Gratiam maximam habeo. This page intentionally left blank 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. VII This page intentionally left blank 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 ix
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