Mark Antony And The Assassination Of Caesar

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The dawn of the Roman empire was a great event in history. Gaius Julius Caesar was a man that made his mark on history time and time again. But Caesar is not alone in his fame, for Caesar lived in a time of great historical significance’s. A great many figures from history also inhabited this time period. Included among them was the great statesman Cicero, the first Roman emperor Augustus, Cleopatra VII queen of Egypt, and Caesar’s right hand man Marcus Antonius more commonly known as Mark Antony. The assassination of Caesar made a great impact on all of the figures the most interesting of which is that of Mark Antony. The persona Mark Antony has been made a prominent figure in history thanks in part to both Shakespeare’s play and the extraordinary

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