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Mark Antony Research Paper

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Marcus Antonius commonly known as Mark Antony was born around the year 83 BC in ancient Rome. His parents were Julia Antonia and Marcus Antonius Creticus more commonly known as simply Creticus. Antony also had two younger brothers Lucius and Gaius Antonius. The Antonius family was said to have been a notable family, while still also being a plebeian family (De Ruggiero 19). Antony’s father Creticus was assigned the task of securing the Mediterranean Sea from pirates. Creticus failed in his given task and was banished to Crete in the wake of a defeat by pirates. Creticus died at the age of 44. After the death of Antony’s father his mother remarried to Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura more commonly known as just Sura. Sura was involved in the
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