Iᵉʳ siècle av. J.-C. – Iᵉʳ siècle av. J.-C.
Roman Republic and Egypt
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Mark Antony was the Roman general whose alliance with Cleopatra VII shaped the final phase of Ptolemaic Egypt. His defeat by Octavian at Actium in 31 BCE removed the political support on which Cleopatra’s kingdom depended and opened the way for Roman annexation of Egypt.
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Mark Antony appears in the final political struggle of Ptolemaic Egypt as the Roman general whose alliance with Cleopatra VII linked Egyptian dynastic interests to the conflicts of the Roman Republic. Cleopatra’s intrigues with Roman commanders between 51 and 30 BCE were intended to secure support for her kingdom. Antony’s relationship with her therefore became central to the fate of Egypt.
The alliance failed when Antony was defeated by Octavian in 31 BCE. Cleopatra’s unconditional support for Antony cost her the throne, and Egypt passed into Roman control. The event transformed the kingdom’s status from an independent Ptolemaic monarchy into an imperial province governed directly by the Roman emperor.
The religious consequences of Antony’s defeat were also presented in political terms. His association with Cleopatra meant that Egyptian gods were identified with the defeated side in Rome’s official interpretation of the conflict. Augustus consequently distrusted the Egyptian divinities, even while Roman emperors later adopted different attitudes toward their cults.
Iᵉʳ siècle av. J.-C. – Iᵉʳ siècle av. J.-C.
Roman Republic and Egypt
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Mark Antony was the Roman general whose alliance with Cleopatra VII shaped the final phase of Ptolemaic Egypt. His defeat by Octavian at Actium in 31 BCE removed the political support on which Cleopatra’s kingdom depended and opened the way for Roman annexation of Egypt.
Poursuivre l’exploration
Le récit
Mark Antony appears in the final political struggle of Ptolemaic Egypt as the Roman general whose alliance with Cleopatra VII linked Egyptian dynastic interests to the conflicts of the Roman Republic. Cleopatra’s intrigues with Roman commanders between 51 and 30 BCE were intended to secure support for her kingdom. Antony’s relationship with her therefore became central to the fate of Egypt.
The alliance failed when Antony was defeated by Octavian in 31 BCE. Cleopatra’s unconditional support for Antony cost her the throne, and Egypt passed into Roman control. The event transformed the kingdom’s status from an independent Ptolemaic monarchy into an imperial province governed directly by the Roman emperor.
The religious consequences of Antony’s defeat were also presented in political terms. His association with Cleopatra meant that Egyptian gods were identified with the defeated side in Rome’s official interpretation of the conflict. Augustus consequently distrusted the Egyptian divinities, even while Roman emperors later adopted different attitudes toward their cults.
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