Mark Antony is a historical figure who features as a character in the HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome, played by James Purefoy. The real Mark Antony was a Roman general and politician and a close supporter of Julius Caesar.
As Rome begins, military genius Antony serves with Julius Caesar in Gaul. Elected as tribune by Caesar's influence, Antony becomes Caesar's main political representative in Rome during the crucial period leading up to...
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Mark Antony is a historical figure who features as a character in the HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome, played by James Purefoy. The real Mark Antony was a Roman general and politician and a close supporter of Julius Caesar.
As Rome begins, military genius Antony serves with Julius Caesar in Gaul. Elected as tribune by Caesar's influence, Antony becomes Caesar's main political representative in Rome during the crucial period leading up to the Crossing of the Rubicon. When a measure is passed in the senate to require Caesar to abandon his army and his imperium, which would leave him open to prosecution for treason by his political enemies, Antony attempts to veto it. However, a brawl breaks out and Antony's veto is not noted. Antony, guarded by members of the Legio XIII including Pullo and Vorenus, attempts to return to the senate to veto the measure, but is prevented from doing so when Pullo is attacked by a member of the Pompeian gang surrounding the senate.
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