Kamis, 08 Juni 2017

His Own Worst Enemy

Mark Antony’s victories and political alliances with Julius Caesar and Octavian set his star on the rise—until Cleopatra pulled down the shades. Marcus Antonius (83–30 bc) would have been no one’s pick to become a great leader of men in battle. A hedonist given to drunkenness, debauchery, partying and pranks, always in debt, and oft …

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