12-08-2002, 07:14 PM
Antony is quite wide ranging and, as you might expect, covers the following subjects, among others, very well.<br>
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1. Antony's feelings towards the conspirators who killed Caesar.<br>
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2. His changing opinion about Octavian from treating him as a child at the beginning to absolute horror at the coldness and naked ambition of the soon-to-be emperor.<br>
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3. His relationship with Cleopatra and his acceptance of all things Egyptian.<br>
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4. The Parthian campaign.<br>
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5. The war with the Octavian faction.<br>
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The book creates a very different atmosphere to "Caesar", the only other one I have read, and Antony the charismatic, swaggering soldier prone to drunken melancholy and bluster shines through. The grimness of the Parthian campaign with the realisation that the Romans had bitten off more than they could chew also stands out. <p></p><i></i>
<br>
1. Antony's feelings towards the conspirators who killed Caesar.<br>
<br>
2. His changing opinion about Octavian from treating him as a child at the beginning to absolute horror at the coldness and naked ambition of the soon-to-be emperor.<br>
<br>
3. His relationship with Cleopatra and his acceptance of all things Egyptian.<br>
<br>
4. The Parthian campaign.<br>
<br>
5. The war with the Octavian faction.<br>
<br>
The book creates a very different atmosphere to "Caesar", the only other one I have read, and Antony the charismatic, swaggering soldier prone to drunken melancholy and bluster shines through. The grimness of the Parthian campaign with the realisation that the Romans had bitten off more than they could chew also stands out. <p></p><i></i>
