Mark Antony, full name Marcus Antonius Marci Filius Marci Nepos, was born on January 14, around 83 BC in Rome and passed away on August 1, 30 BC. He was a famous Roman politician and military strategist. In the early days, he was one of the most important military commanders and managers of Gaius Julius Caesar. 33 years ago, the Three Headed Alliance split, and Mark Antony was defeated in the Roman Civil War with Octavian. He committed suicide together with Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt.

Mark Antony Cleticus was the son of the famous debater Mark Antony Orato, who was executed by supporters of Gaius Mario in 86 BC. Mark Antony's mother Julia Caesar was a relative of Caesar, so Mark Antony was a distant relative of Caesar. Mark Antony's father died early, and he had two brothers, Lucius Antony and Gaius Antony. His mother married Letunas Suri after his father's death. Suri was a politician who was implicated and executed in the Gatling conspiracy in 63 BC.
Mark Antony, in his early years, lived a playboy life in Rome with his brothers and friends due to a lack of discipline from his father. They often went to casinos, drank excessively, and got involved in scandalous romantic events. Mark Antony owed 250 talents of debt before the age of 20.
Afterwards, he went to Greece to study debating, where he participated in the cavalry of the Roman legion commanded by the provincial governor, Aurus Gabinius, who went to Syria. In this operation, he demonstrated himself as an excellent cavalry commander, and his bravery and courage were praised. In this operation, he also visited Egypt and Alexandria for the first time.

In 54 BC, Mark Antony joined Caesar's staff in Gaul. In the Battle of Gaul, he once again demonstrated his extraordinary military talent, but his own personality caused trouble everywhere. It is said that Caesar himself was angry several times because of his behavior.
Nevertheless, Mark Antony became a strong supporter of Caesar. In the first 50 years, he served as a citizen's protector for Caesar. At that time, Caesar's ten-year position as Governor General had expired, and he wanted to run for the position of consul. However, the conservative faction led by Pompey in the Roman Senate demanded that he first relinquish his position as Governor General and military commander. But Caesar could not meet this demand, because if he gave up his position, he would become a commoner. Before he obtained the position of consul, he could be persecuted as a commoner, and without military power, he was completely unable to defend against attacks from Pompeii's army. Mark Antony suggested that Caesar and Pompey both relinquish their military power. But this proposal was opposed, and Mark Antony himself became the target of the attack. He was expelled by the Senate and fled Rome to join Caesar's army. Caesar had already stationed his army at the southernmost point of his administrative governor's territory, on the banks of the Rubicon River. At this point, he knew that a peaceful solution could no longer be reached with Pompey, so he led his army across the Rubicon River to march towards Rome, beginning the final civil war of the Roman Republic. In this civil war, Mark Antony was Caesar's deputy commander, and in all battles against Pompey, he commanded Caesar's left-wing army, demonstrating Caesar's trust in him.

After Caesar became a Roman dictator, Mark Antony became his cavalry commander, his right-hand man. When Caesar went to Africa in 47 BC to fight against the remnants of Pompeii, he handed over the Italian peninsula to Mark Antony for management. However, Mark Antony's skills as an administrator were much inferior to those of his generals. When discontent arose everywhere, he decided to use force. Hundreds of citizens were killed, and Rome fell into a state of anarchy. Caesar was very dissatisfied with this and relieved Mark Antony of all his powers. The two did not meet again in the following two years. In 44 BC, Mark Antony was appointed as an assistant to Caesar's fifth consul before the two reconciled.
Regardless of any disputes between the two, Mark Antony remained a supporter of Caesar. At the Feast of Shepherd in February 44 BC, Mark Antony publicly offered a crown to Caesar, but Caesar refused to accept the gift as a gesture of his unwillingness to become emperor.
On March 15, 44 BC, Caesar was killed by a group of senators led by Cassius and Marcus Brutus in the Senate.

Mark Antony was afraid that the murderer would wash Caesar's supporters, so he disguised himself as a slave and escaped from Rome. But when Caesar's assassins did not take any action against Caesar's supporters, Mark Antony quickly returned to Rome. He negotiated with the assassin. At first, as the former consul, he seemed to intend to pursue peace and ease tensions between the parties. At Cicero's suggestion, the Senate decided to grant amnesty to the assassins. At Caesar's funeral, Mark Antony, who had been Caesar's adjutant, assistant, and relative for many years, was a natural person to recite the eulogy. In his eulogy, he accused the crime of murder and swore to be at odds with the murderer. He showed his genius in debating, tearing off the wide robe covering Caesar's body to reveal the scars on Caesar's body. That night, Roman citizens attacked the residence of the assassins and forced them to flee.

The death of Caesar brought about a political void, as the republic no longer existed and another civil war was on the verge of breaking out. Caesar's nephew and adopted son David stepped onto the political stage, gaining the support of the Roman people and legions as heirs to Caesar's name and property. Octavian began preparing to compete for power with two other competitors: Mark Antony and Leipida. Anthony was once defeated by Octavian in the Battle of Mutina. After several months of difficult negotiations, the three decided to form a three headed alliance. In 43 BC, this three headed alliance called "Organizing the People" was officially established. This three headed alliance gained all the power for the next five years through a regulation. In order to consolidate this alliance, Octavian married Mark Antony's adopted daughter. The first action of the Three Headed Alliance was to hunt down the assassins who fled to the east and execute the followers of the assassins who stayed in Rome. Cicero was the most famous victim of this great persecution. After the Battle of Philippi, Cassius and Brutus were defeated and committed suicide, and the power of the later Triumvirate reached its peak.

After their enemies were eliminated, the Three Headed Alliance divided the Roman world into three parts, Lepida ruled the western provinces, and Octavian ruled Italy and was responsible for distributing land to the veterans - this was an important task because he could ensure the loyalty of the legion to him. Mark Antony ruled over the eastern provinces, extinguished the rebellion in Judea, and attempted to conquer Parthia. In this mission, he met Cleopatra VII in Tarsus in 41 BC and became her lover.
At this time, the situation in Italy is not stable, and Octavian's management is not smooth. He is facing a riot. At this point, he decided to divorce Mark Antony's adopted daughter on the grounds that she disliked her. The cause of this riot was Fulvia, the wife of Mark Antony. According to historical records, Fulvia was a very ambitious person. She was concerned about her and Mark Antony's political status, while also dissatisfied with Octavian's treatment of their daughter. With the help of her brother-in-law Lucius Antony, Fulvia mobilized eight legions to attack Rome. At first, their attack seemed to have made Octavian very difficult, but soon Octavian defeated them. From the winter of 41 BC to 40 BC, Fulvia was besieged in Perugia. In the end, she had to surrender due to famine. She was exiled to Sikyu, where she died while waiting for Mark Antony's arrival.
Fulvia actually died in vain. After negotiating with Mark Antony, Octavia forced his sister Octavia (Octavia) to marry Mark Antony. In this way, the three headed alliance is once again formed, and Mark Antony can finally begin his long prepared war against the Sabbath.

Mark Antony and his bride crossed to Greece, intending to rest there. But at this time, Festus Pompey rebelled on the island of Sicily, and Festus Pompey was the last supporter of Pompey. This rebellion prevented Octavian from handing over his guaranteed legion to Mark Antony, which further worsened the relationship between the two. With the mediation of Octavia, the two reached an agreement again in Tarenton in 38 BC. The Three Headed Alliance was extended for five years, and Octavian once again promised to provide legions for Mark Antony.
But at this point, Mark Antony no longer believed that Octavian truly supported his resting plan. He sent the pregnant Octavia back to Rome, while he himself went to Alexandria, where he hoped that Cleopatra VII would give him money to fulfill his plan.