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'''Lucius [[Antonius]]''' ([[1st century BC]]) was the younger brother and supporter of [[Mark Antony]], a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] politician. Another Lucius Antonius was a grandson to |
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'''Lucius Antonius''' ({{floruit|{{circa|44}} – 41 BC}}) was the younger brother and a supporter of [[Mark Antony]], a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] politician. He was nicknamed '''Pietas''' as a young man.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oxfordre.com/classics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-556|title=Antonius (Pietas), Lucius|first=Ernst|last=Badian|date=December 22, 2015|website=Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics|doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.556|isbn=9780199381135}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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| ⚫ | Lucius was son of [[Marcus Antonius Creticus]], |
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===Early life=== |
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| ⚫ | Lucius was a son of [[Marcus Antonius Creticus]] and [[Julia (mother of Mark Antony)|Julia]], a third cousin of Julius Caesar. He was also grandson of the rhetorician [[Marcus Antonius Orator]] executed by [[Gaius Marius]]' supporters in 86 BC. Together with his older brothers Mark Antony and [[Gaius Antonius]], he spent his early years roaming through Rome in bad company. [[Plutarch]] refers to the untamed life of the youths and their friends, frequenting gambling houses and drinking too much. |
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===Career=== |
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Lucius was always a big supporter of Mark Antony. In [[44 BC]], the year of Antony's consulship and [[Julius Caesar]]'s assassination, Lucius was a [[tribune|tribune of the plebs]]. In [[41 BC]], was [[consul]] with Publius Servilius Vatia as his senior partner. In this year, he assisted Mark Antony's wife, [[Fulvia]], in the raising of an eight [[Roman legion|legion]] army to fight against [[Octavian]]'s unpopular policies. After a successful occupation of Rome, they ended up besieged in Perusia in the winter of [[41 BC|41]]/[[40 BC]], where they were forced to surrender by starvation. Octavian destroyed the city but spared the rebellion's leaders: Fulvia and Lucius were exiled. |
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Lucius was always a strong supporter of Mark Antony. In 44 BC, the year of Antony's consulship and [[Julius Caesar]]'s assassination, Lucius, as [[tribune|tribune of the plebs]], brought forward a law authorizing Caesar to nominate the chief magistrates during his absence from Rome. After the murder of Caesar, he supported his brother Marcus. He proposed an agrarian law in favor of the people and Caesar's veterans and took part in the operations at [[Battle of Mutina|Mutina]] (43 BC). |
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In 41 BC, he was [[consul]] with [[Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (consul 48 BCE)|Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus]] as his senior partner. In this year, he assisted Mark Antony's wife, [[Fulvia]], who was anxious to recall her husband from [[Cleopatra]]'s court, in the raising of an eight [[Roman legion|legion]] army to [[Fulvia's civil war|fight]] against [[Augustus|Octavian]]'s unpopular policies. Later, observing the bitter feelings that had been evoked by the distribution of land among the veterans of Caesar, Antonius and Fulvia changed their attitude and stood forward as the defenders of those who had suffered from its operation. Antonius marched on Rome, drove out [[Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (triumvir)|Lepidus]], and promised the people that the triumvirate would be abolished. On the approach of Octavian, he retired to [[Perusia]] in Etruria, where he was besieged by three armies, and compelled to surrender in the winter of 41 BC. The city was destroyed but his life was spared, and he was sent by Octavian to Spain as governor. Nothing is known of the circumstances or date of his death. [[Cicero]], in his ''Philippics'', actuated in great measure by personal animosity, gives a highly unfavorable view of his character. |
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Lucius Antonius was the only child to [[Iullus Antonius]] and |
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[[Claudia Marcella]] Major. He was born in Rome either in 20BC or 19BC and was raised there. Lucius was the oldest grandson to [[Octavia]], (sister of [[Caesar Augustus]]), oldest grandchild to [[Mark Antony]] and grandson to [[Fulvia]]. Among his ancestors, are [[Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus]] Major who defeated [[Hannibal]], his daughter [[Cornelia Africana]] and her sons [[Tiberius Gracchus]] and [[Gaius Gracchus]]. |
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== See also == |
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Around 2BC, his father was charged by his great-uncle adultery with his daughter [[Julia Caesaris]]. Iullus was charged and was exiled where he later died. Being ashamed of his father Lucius asked Augustus to send him into exile. Unwillingly, Augustus agreed. |
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* [[Pietas]] |
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* [[Perusine War]] |
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== References == |
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In exile he was treated honorly and was sent to [[Marseille]], [[France]]. There he became a [[praetor]] and studied [[law]], where he became a clerk. He was never married. Lucius died in 25AD. Lucius received a state funeral and was laid in |
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{{1911|wstitle=Antonius|volume=2|pages=150–151}} |
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The Tomb of the Octavii. |
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===Citations=== |
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* Appian, ''Bellum Civile'', v. 14 ff. |
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* Dio Cassius xlviii. 5–14. |
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* Suetonius, ''De Vita Caesarum'', II, 14–5. |
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Lucius Antonius (fl. c. 44 – 41 BC) was the younger brother and a supporter of Mark Antony, a Roman politician. He was nicknamed Pietas as a young man.[1]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Lucius was a son of Marcus Antonius Creticus and Julia, a third cousin of Julius Caesar. He was also grandson of the rhetorician Marcus Antonius Orator executed by Gaius Marius' supporters in 86 BC. Together with his older brothers Mark Antony and Gaius Antonius, he spent his early years roaming through Rome in bad company. Plutarch refers to the untamed life of the youths and their friends, frequenting gambling houses and drinking too much.
Career
[edit]Lucius was always a strong supporter of Mark Antony. In 44 BC, the year of Antony's consulship and Julius Caesar's assassination, Lucius, as tribune of the plebs, brought forward a law authorizing Caesar to nominate the chief magistrates during his absence from Rome. After the murder of Caesar, he supported his brother Marcus. He proposed an agrarian law in favor of the people and Caesar's veterans and took part in the operations at Mutina (43 BC).
In 41 BC, he was consul with Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus as his senior partner. In this year, he assisted Mark Antony's wife, Fulvia, who was anxious to recall her husband from Cleopatra's court, in the raising of an eight legion army to fight against Octavian's unpopular policies. Later, observing the bitter feelings that had been evoked by the distribution of land among the veterans of Caesar, Antonius and Fulvia changed their attitude and stood forward as the defenders of those who had suffered from its operation. Antonius marched on Rome, drove out Lepidus, and promised the people that the triumvirate would be abolished. On the approach of Octavian, he retired to Perusia in Etruria, where he was besieged by three armies, and compelled to surrender in the winter of 41 BC. The city was destroyed but his life was spared, and he was sent by Octavian to Spain as governor. Nothing is known of the circumstances or date of his death. Cicero, in his Philippics, actuated in great measure by personal animosity, gives a highly unfavorable view of his character.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Antonius". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 150–151.
Citations
[edit]- ^ Badian, Ernst (December 22, 2015). "Antonius (Pietas), Lucius". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.556. ISBN 9780199381135.
Sources
[edit]- Appian, Bellum Civile, v. 14 ff.
- Dio Cassius xlviii. 5–14.
- Suetonius, De Vita Caesarum, II, 14–5.
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