medicgould:HISTORY MEME: 7 PAIRINGS | MARK ANTONY (14 JANUARY 83 BC – 1AUGUST 30 BC) & CLEOPATRA
medicgould:HISTORY MEME: 7 PAIRINGS | MARK ANTONY (14 JANUARY 83 BC – 1AUGUST 30 BC) & CLEOPATRA (C. 69 BC – 12 AUGUST 30 BC)Mark Antony was married multiple times, one of his wives was Cleopatra VII, queen of ptolemaic Egypt. They had three children together: the twins Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene II and another son, Ptolemy Philadelphus. He also had children from previous marriages. Mark Antony and Cleopatra met in 41 BC to form an alliance after which they became lovers. She sometimes funded his wars or supplied him with more troops, often for wars waged against Parthia. Together with Octavian and Marcus Aemilus Lepidus he formed the second triumvirate. This political alliance started to crumble in 33 BC. A dispute escalated and a civil war started two years later. Octavian eventually beat Mark Antony who blamed Cleopatra for his defeat. Cleopatra, who was afraid of Mark Antony’s wrath, locked herself away in a tomb and sent her messengers to Mark Antony, bearing the news that she was dead. Upon hearing this he stabbed himself with his sword. When it turned out Cleopatra was still alive, he was brought to her, Mark Antony died in her arms. Cleopatra was then taken prisoner by Octavian. She tried to take her own life multiple times and finally succeeded on 12 August 30 BC.Bene. -- source link
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