Definition of the glossary term Mark Antony
Mark Antony was born Marcus Anotonius in Rome in 83 B.C. He was a politician and a Roman general in Julius Caesar's army. He was an avid supporter of Caesar's campaigns, and when he was assassinated in 43 B.C., Mark Antony aligned politically with Octavian. The relationship went sour when Mark Antony's affair with Cleopatra (which produced twins) caused Mark Antony to become hungry for power of his own, and side with the Queen. They were defeated at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C. In 30 B.C., thinking that Cleopatra had killed herself (she had not), Mark Antony took his own life.
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