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Roman politician and general (83–30 BC)

For other people with similar names, see Marcus Antonius (disambiguation) and Marc Anthony (disambiguation).

Marcus Antonius (14 January 83 BC – 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony,^[1] was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocraticRoman Empire.

Antony was a relative and supporter of Julius Caesar, and he served as one of his generals during the conquest of Gaul and Caesar's civil war. Antony was appointed administrator of Italy while Caesar eliminated political opponents in Greece, North Africa, and Spain.

After Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, Antony joined forces with Lepidus, another of Caesar's generals, and Octavian, Caesar's great-nephew and adopted son, forming a three-man dictatorship known to historians as the Second Triumvirate.

The Triumvirs defeated Caesar's killer