The Fall of Mark Antony: From Caesar to Cleopatra
The Ancients
History Hit
4.7 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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After the death of his patron Julius Caesar, the Roman world was Mark Antony’s for the taking. His triumph over Caesar’s assassins at Phillipi in 42 BC only served to cement his legendary status as Rome’s most feared commander. But then came Octavian and Cleopatra…
In this episode of The Ancients - the second, and final part of our special series on the life of Mark Antony - Tristan is once again joined by Professor Jeff Tatum to discuss how Antony filled the power vacuum left by Caesar’s assassination. They then retell and assess his fight for power with Rome’s latest young upstart, Octavian and the fateful events that led to his demise at the court of Cleopatra.
This episode was produced by Joseph Knight and edited by Peter Dennis.
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