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5 pages in length. Mark Antony, born Marcus Antonius in 83 BC, was Caesar's primary lieutenant throughout his reign; once the ruler was assassinated, Antony ascended to the position. This achievement – as well as the political and social discord that was to follow – may have been precipitated by the fact that Antony was born into the distant family of Caesar. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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that was to follow - may have been precipitated by the fact that Antony was born into the distant family of Caesar. Antony was raised by his stepfather -
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura - after his own fathers premature demise; however, his mothers second husband soon met with death himself when his connection with Catiline compelled Cicero to execute
him. Antony was forever vengeful from this point forward, until the time came when he would ultimately exact the same fate upon Cicero as Cicero did upon his family
(Mark Antony). Until that time, however, Antony spent an indulgent youth that eventually jeopardized his financial status; this dire situation was not to last long, however, inasmuch as close friend
Gaius Scribonius Curio stepped in to make him solvent once more. It was at this particular point when Antony took up company with the populists but not long after
was pushed out of Italy due to creditor woes, initially settling in Greece but then heading off to Syria to become a cavalry commander. From there he helped restore
Ptolemy Auletes to the Egyptian throne (Smith; Mark Antony). When the student provides an assessment of what makes this figure historically significant and
worth studying, he/she will want to note how after the death of Caesar, there were several vacancies in government positions that needed to be filled. The members of the
Second Triumvirate were M. Antonious and Lepidus. Antony made Lepidus the Pontifex Maximus in place of Caesar, mostly due to the strength of his control of the Spanish legions
- as well as his financial wealth - both of which were desperately needed by Antony. Octavius was the third member of the Second Triumvirate. Antony was careful
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