Antony In Egypt : A Biography Of Antony Of Egypt

Ancient Egypt was a captivating and intricate civilization. Over the years, historians have found it easier to study this civilization, rather than other historical civilizations, because the Egyptians went through great lengths to record their history. Besides being decent record keepers, they were very religious, and “ahead of their time,” due to their technological and economic breakthroughs. Because of the aspects of this culture, it has to be one of the greatest civilizations of the world.

Antony became famous for holiness and power in prayer throughout the empire. People became so inspired by Antony's devotion, they began to organize themselves into monastic communities. "According to The Life of Antony, written by bishop Athanasius, many people from all walks of life visited Antony in the desert seeking his prayers. "Anthanasius speaks of one particular occasion when many people gathered at the entrance of Antony's cave seeking prayers. Antony finally emerged and through him God healed many people wisdom.

Antony did not have such an elite status in his play up until Caesar died, but many peasants called Antony noble throughout Julius Caesar. For example, they said, "There's not a nobler man in Rome than Antony," (Shakespeare 3.2.114). Thus, Antony was considered noble even by the common man. His noble reputation was further established by his devout commitment to Caesar. Antony's loyalty to Caesar is first made apparent when he offers Caesar the crown. Casca exclaimed, "I saw Mark Antony offer him a crown," (Shakespeare 1.2.236-237) which is a simple gesture with a powerful message. It shows the people that Antony is no foe to Caesar and wishes to see his friend succeed as leader. No jealousy or scheme to overthrow Caesar was hinted at by Antony. Moreover, he vouched to die when Caesar did: "I shall not find myself so apt to die; No place will please me

Antony is also a good friend of Caesar, but unlike Brutus, is not a conspirator and cares for Caesar more than Brutus. When he gives his speech, he is trying to provoke hatred and fury from the audience to get supporters to hunt down and kill the conspirators. His speech is also brimming with fallacies and literary devices, but he uses facts to persuade the audience that Caesar was the ruler they all loved and when he was killed they did not do anything for him. Antony’s speech persuades the fickle crowd to switch sides again and support Antony. He expects this reaction too because he is prepared to take action immediately. He also feels that he will avenge Caesar and that he has done

The people of Egypt had a very unique culture. Ancient Egyptians left behind many clues to allow us to learn about their beliefs and history. Ramses II plays an important art in that life. Archaeologists have learned a lot about Ramses II background and his importance to ancient Egypt.

In one situation he shows Caesar’s dead body and in the second he talks about the will of Caesar to gather the people’s attention, but he claims he isn’t calling attention to it. Unlike Brutus, Antony utilises a “prop”, Caesar’s bloody body, and in doing so he allows his words to be far more effective by calling attention to each and everyone of his wounds and claiming to have seen where each of the conspirators placed their daggers (Shakespeare III. ii. 140-165). To begin with, Antony had not witnessed Caesar’s stabbing, but he incorporated this part into his speech, because he knew it would affect the people’s hearts. Here, he utilises pathos by bringing out the people’s emotions and ethos by robbing Brutus and the conspirators of their credibility. Throughout Antony’s speech there are also instances of paralipsis, for instance, Antony states, “’Tis good you know not that you are his heirs,/For if you should, O, what would come of it?” (Shakespeare III. ii. 114-115). Antony is clearly drawing attention to the supposed will in an attempt to sway the people to his side. This technique is incredibly effective, because not only is he talking about the people receiving an inheritance, but he’s also showing them that Caesar cared deeply for them. Antony is also causing the people to question the purity of the conspirators’ intentions by showing the people that Caesar never wronged

Shortly after the time of his death in the middle 4th century, a formal monastery was constructed on the burial site of Anthony. This monastery is the oldest Eastern Christian monastery in the world. His influence led to many other traditions founding communities across the East which brought monks into life together for the purpose of working, studying and worshiping.

Ramses had a harsh and profound life, yet he was able to accomplish, build, and expand so many ideas across Egypt and even into today. Ramses II made most decisions based on his involvement whether that was war, politics, or ruling. Egypt had to rely on Ramses II to be Pharaoh when his father died. This step in which Ramses had to take at the age of 19 was hard to fulfill with only some training by his father. Ramses was able to accomplish many innovations that have survived to be around today. As ruler Ramses was also the leader of his army and led many battles including the famous war between the Egyptians and Hittites. Ramses created the first treaty to be written down after a war. Ramses has been known to be one of the most profound

The beginning of Christian monasticism can be divided into two main types, the eremitical or solitary and the coenobitical or family type. St. Anthony may be called the founder of the purely eremitical system or hermit life style living out in the desert, while St. Pachomius was the founder of the second less solitary and more community based way of life. The rule of St. Anthony or the Antonian system left the monks way of life up to his own discretion. This contrasted the Rule of St. Pachomius who were almost all living as a community yet without the stability brought by the rule of St. Benedict. The two rules would rival each other in Egypt but wouldn’t become a model outside of Egypt. Then in the 4th century St. Basil changed and reordered Greek monasticism. He rejected the

St. Antony grew up going to church and learning the bible merely for the pleasure and obedience of his parents, not for his own interest. After the death of his parents what Antony heard from the gospel led him to becoming a priest; during his priesthood he fasted and practiced isolation in the Egyptian desert. While in he desert he stayed in a tomb and fought with the devil many times, “The demons...were changed into the forms of beasts and reptiles...struck and wounded by them, Antony 's body was subject to yet more pain..he groaned because of the pain he felt in his body”(7). This shows not only the mental pain but also the physical pain Satan put Antony through in order to belittle his faith in God. Through all the pain Antony went through his faith in God became stronger, “He stood up and prayed, and he

Have you ever wondered how Ancient Egypt helped shape the world today? Ancient Egyptians were a group of folks who were heavily influenced by religion. They feared dying anywhere but Egypt. The Egyptian Empire held a fascinating and very distinctive culture. Being one of the world 's most advanced cultures and creating tons of wealth is what separated them from everybody else. Between the outstanding artwork, teaching methods, and amazing pyramids is what helped their society advance altogether. No other civilization of the ancient world history had such a popular appeal and none as important as human society and its organization. Egyptians have made great steps in shaping the world we all know today, which have made studying their culture and society easier than some previous historical eras.

By the end of the play, Antony starts to become

Antony is a soldier foremost, and his actions at the moment, that of wealth and slack are not becoming of a soldier or, Shakespeare thinks, even a man. This point is made even more solid when Antony himself says it; “O, my fortunes have/Corrupted honest men!”(IV.v.16-17). It hardly gets any plainer than that.

The audience is privy to a private conversation in Caesar’s home between Caesar and Lepidus, who were the other two thirds of the “triple pillar of the world” – the triumvirate. The triumvirate were a powerful political and military force; they ruled the Roman Empire after the murder of Julius Caesar. During this conversation, they discuss Antony’s debauched life and his former greatness in Caesar’s home where Caesar feels free to express his opinions honestly and he declares that Antony is “a man who is abstract of all faults” and someone who would “give a kingdom for mirth.” This shows us how far he has fallen in Caesar’s eyes as his tone would be scathing and I imagine he would be pacing as he ranted about Antony

His father, already deemed incompetent by his nation, died while fighting against the pirates. His mother left with another man. As for Antony himself, he made a massive debt of 5,000 aurei, which forced down by his parents.