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Antony, one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire after Julius Caesar's death, has fallen in love with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. To force him to return to Rome, his wife Fulvia has waged war on the Empire. The Romans accuse him of dotage in Egypt while Pompey, son of Pompey the Great, also threatens Rome with war. Learning of Fulvia's death, Antony returns to Rome to help his co-emperors, Octavius Caesar and Lepidus, fight Pompey. To strengthen the unity of the triumvirate he agrees to marry Caesar's sister Octavia. At a meeting of the co-emperors peace is concluded with Pompey and feasts arranged; but after Antony has established his new home in Athens, Caesar wages new wars with Pompey and arrests Lepidus. Octavia goes to Rome as Antony's ambassador, but he returns to Egypt and Cleopatra. Octavius pursues him there. On Cleopatra's advice, Antony first fights at sea. In the midst of battle Cleopatra's ship flees and Antony, instead of fighting on, humiliatingly follows her. Octavius Caesar rejects his requests for peace and sends a soldier, Thidias, to Cleopatra with terms of greeting. Antony interrupts their meeting, storms at the Queen for her unfaithfulness, and has Thidias

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Author

Michael Scott (auth.)

Publisher

Macmillan Education UK : Imprint : Palgrave

Published

1983

Language

EN

ISBN

9780333339978

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Performing Arts, Literary Fiction, Fiction