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Damnatio memoriae of non-emperors
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Thanks for the link Theo, I'm a big Antony fan. It is true his statues were taken down but his coinage was never recalled and melted down or defaced like Caligula's. In fact his coinage circulated well into the reign of Marcus Aurelius. He was allowed to be burried with all honors in Alexandria and a great grandson of his was also named Marcus Antonius Primus the famous General who held Rome for Vespasian. I tend not to trust too much of the contemporary histories of Antony since they were clearly written to make Octavian look good...It's an interesting time in Roman history.
"The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones"

Antony
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Damnatio memoriae of non-emperors - by Jay - 04-29-2013, 11:37 PM
Damnatio memoriae of non-emperors - by Jay - 04-30-2013, 07:33 AM

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