Mark Antony: Rome's Best Leader

discussed below. Augustus’ role as a political strategist is first seen when he initially gained access to the political hierarchy of Rome. His first act was to demand funds that had been allocated for war. He used these funds to raise an army against Mark Antony who was considered the greatest enemy by the Senate at the time (Everitt 7). Since Augustus had limited finances, he knew that one of the simplest ways to gain power was through acquiring wealth and another way was through acquiring a great army

Why was Cleopatra Famous? Known for her love affairs with some of Rome’s most famous leaders, and wanting to be worshipped as a goddess, associating herself with the goddess Isis Cleopatra was a famous powerful queen in Ancient Egypt. Cleopatra was born as Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator to Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra V Tryphaena. She was born in 69 B.C.E in Alexandria, and later died there in 30 B.C.E. Because of the time period in which Cleopatra lived not very much is known of her. In ancient

Octavian Augustus did. Augustus was a great leader. Leaders are necessary because they need to show leadership amongst the people and unite the people as one doing anything to keep them safe. Caesar Octavian Augustus was one of Rome’s greatest leaders by showing that at the age of 19, he can rule one of the most powerful nations by any means including war (http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/augustus.html) Octavian Augustus is one of the fiercest leaders in the history of the Roman Empire because

and Brutus were the two main conspirators against Caesar, and Brutus was even the one who assassinated him. Unlike the two of them, Marcus Antonius, Mark Antony, was one of Caesar’s right hand men and won many battles for him, including one against Cassius. While Brutus and Cassius were at the head of the freight train that was headed for Caesar, Antony stood firm, however helpless it seemed, with Caesar until they failed on March 15, 44 BC when Caesar was killed. The exact date of the birth of Gaius

Why was Mark Antony a bad man? Was it because he made bad life decisions, or because he got around with the ladies? There are many reasons why he could be thrown into the category of bad guys, but the key point to be made on the subject would have to be that he was undoubtedly loyal to Julius Caesar. Not only was Caesar his best friend, but they were family as well. Now theres nothing wrong with being loyal it’s actually quite a formidable trait to have, but not when people are loyal to a bad person

There are a whole list of qualities that can make a leader great or despicable. Julius Caesar gave many things to Rome and its people to earn his leadership role. Caesar fought for his people and tried his best to provide for his people what they needed. While some people, such and the conspirators and possibly a few Roman folks here and there, may disagree there are people who believed Julius Caesar achieved his leadership rightfully and deservedly. Julius Caesar was loved by many men in Rome

people and their troubled senate. The crowds, sweaty and tired from their plebeian work and even more so from the turbulence and uncertainty they face in the aftermath of their leader’s assassination, are eager to see what their leaders have to say. Thus, both Brutus and Antony are present at Julius Caesar's funeral, and they are ready to deliver their speeches. Once both speeches are over, it is clear that they are similar in some ways and different in others, and both lead to lasting effects within

values caused tension among the state. At this time Shakespeare wrote two of his Roman plays: Titus Andronicus and Antony and Cleopatra. The plays take place in Ancient Rome, at a time where Eastern moral and political values were deemed superior to all others. Rome is depicted as a strong military force in which the leaders are struggling to find peace. The Roman culture in Antony and Cleopatra and Titus Andronicus was one of Western superiority and military supremacy, leading to frequent internal

as he fought against their powerful enemy, Mark Antony. But even after Octavian’s army defeated Antony’s troops, he refused to chase him down, but instead make an uneasy, yet strategic alliance. In 43 B.C., Octavian, Antony, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus formed the Second Triumvirate, which divided up the territories. Octavian was given the West, Antony given the East, and Marcus had whatever part of African territories the Empire owned. In 41 B.C., Antony fell in love with the Egyptian queen,

important because the successors of Greek leader Alexander the Great had now been defeated.” (Nelson, 2015) Rome was now the leading world