Gaius Antonius (brother of Mark Antony)
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Gaius Antonius (82 – 42 BC)[2] was the second son of Marcus Antonius Creticus and Julia, and thus, younger brother of the Triumvir Mark Antony.
Life
Early life
Like both of his brothers, Gaius started his life free from paternal guidance, in the midst of scandals, parties and gambling.
Civil war
During
Caesar's dictatorship
With all the members of the
Caesar's assassination and afterward
After the assassination of Caesar, Gaius (as a Caesarean) was appointed governor of the Roman province of Macedonia. Marcus Junius Brutus and the other assassins, however, chose Macedonia as refuge from Octavian and - following opposition from Gaius - dispossessed him of his governorship. Brutus at first seemed to treat him generously but, on finding that he was attempting to persuade his troops to mutiny and with the recent murder of Cicero ordered by his brother, Brutus ultimately ordered his death.
References
- ^ Mariah Yarrow, Liv (2022-03-16). "Hersh's Die Study of Gaius Antonius' Denarii". American Numismatic Society. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ Sumner, pp. 364–365.
Sources
- Plutarch, Brutus, 28
- Dio Cassius xlvii. 21-24
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Antonius". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 150–151. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- Sumner, G.V. (1971). "The Lex Annalis under Caesar (Continued)". JSTOR 1088064.