Mark Antony : a biography / / Eleanor Goltz Huzar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782415803321
• Autore: Huzar Eleanor Goltz
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 1978
• ISBN: 0-8166-6308-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 pages) : illustrations, plates
• Disciplina: 937/.05/0924; B
• Soggetti: Statesmen - Rome; Generals - Rome; Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-316) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; I. The Setting; II. Heir; III. Lieutenant; IV. Across the Rubicon; V. Henchman to the Dictator; VI. Caesar's Successor; VII. Challenged by Octavian; VIII. Avenger of Caesar; IX. Relinquishing the West; X. Reorganizing Eastern Provinces and Allies; XI. Parthia Invicta; XII. Breaking with Octavian; XIII. The Lion at Bay; XIV. ""My Fame is Shrewdly Gored""; XV. Marcus Antonius, Vir Vitalissimus; Chronology; Abbreviations Used in Notes and Selected Bibliography; Notes; Selected Bibliography of Secondary Works; Glossary; Dramatis Personae; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In a chronological/topical approach, Professor Huzar recounts the details of Mark Antony's life and his role in the history of Rome and the Roman Empire. The book serves as an excellent introduction to the shifting alliances, the feuds, and the ambitions of the rival politician/generals who held the fate of the Roman Republic in their hands. As Caesar's lieutenant, Octavian's rival, Cicero's murderer, and Cleopatra's lover, Antony led an exciting life, and this biography, written in a lively, readable style, reflects the excitement.