# Mark Antony — The Lives of the Caesars character guide

> Mark Antony in The Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Antony, Marcus Antonius

**First appearance:** 0000-book-i-the-deified-julius

## Who they are

Caesar's rough-edged lieutenant and heir to his soldiers' loyalty, whose appetites and ambition would help decide whether Rome became a republic or an empire.

## Relationships

### [Augustus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/characters/augustus)

_rivalry_

Augustus (as Octavian) was Mark Antony's bitter enemy, eventually defeating him in the civil war that led to Antony's suicide.

### [Augustus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/characters/augustus)

_rivalry_

Augustus (as Octavian) was Mark Antony's bitter enemy, eventually defeating him in the civil war that led to Antony's suicide.

## In the story

### [Book I: The Deified Julius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-i-the-deified-julius)

Mentioned in the context of Caesar's later years and honors.

### [Book II: The Deified Augustus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-ii-the-deified-augustus)

Initially a colleague in the Triumvirate, later an opponent in the civil wars, including the Battle of Actium.

### [Book III: Tiberius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-iii-tiberius)

Tiberius's father Nero joined Mark Antony after fleeing to Achaia.

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