Roman Historian Demolishes Mark Antony

My assessment of Antony is that he was a very good tactical commander, and a very poor strategist. Excellent in battle, terrible in war. He certainly did not understand the value of secure supply lines like his former commander, Julius Caesar(possibly the most brilliant strategist of all time).

So he was Custer.

This guy was obviously paid off by Octavian

Marcus Antonius or Mark Anthony, are you going to battle against the CaesarKing ha Garcia of the Arrow Queen a.k.a Mark, I think you're scouted already, no more surprises for you and your puppeteers.

A flawed, naïve politician, prone to arrogance, Antony could be a loyal friend and the bitterest of enemies. A heavy drinker, and an inveterate womanizer, he was a great lover and a poor husband!!!!

The whole video is just, 'well yes, he did achieve this (100 times over) BUT...'
Like, come on man, get real. You just sound like a hater.

Wait until HBO Marc Antony hears about this nerd, he ll demolish
“That’s why I m fucking your mother”

Marc Anthony Jennifer Lopez ex

I am always hated on this, but I will say it again. I have always been irritated with the English accent of movies and documentaries depicting the ancient Romans and Greeks. Anyway, this talk is fascinating.

One word wig

I'm surprised the presenter had the guts to say all this in person rather than having some poor sucker read it out in the Senate chamber. "These being the words of Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy..."

Say what you will about Marcus Antonius but after having watched Richard Burton's portrayal of him in Cleopatra I was always sympathetic towards him.

Marc Antony when nobody went for his crowning of Caesar gambit at the Lupercalia: “First chance I get, this list of people is so proscribed!”

Sun Tzu says: There is no strength of schedule determination when you get to the finals in world domination at Actium.

Basically what I’m hearing you say is “He could have been great had he fought The Parthians.”

Who da fuq is Mark Anthony?

This was interesting but would have been far more interesting if he had added what Caesar thought of Antony, or what we can infer Caesar thought of Antony.

Could never square his depiction on film and tv with what I know about his historical record especially his military prowess.

Mark Anthony is a bit like Zaf Branagan

Anthonius Was no Labienus

Mark Antony: Winter does not last forever. Spring comes. Snows melt.
Scipio: Is that a threat?
Mark Antony: No, I assure you, that is no threat. Snows always melt.

very cheesy video title, but very good video

Theatricality & deception. Powerful agents to the uninitiated. Alot people missed the Mark

"Historian demolishes Mark Antony." Tells us Antony was exactly the guy we all thought he was, and the reason why J. Ceasar picked him in the first place. Antony wasn't a military genius he was Ceasar's lackey that found himself in a good position when Ceasar died.

I wonder how Antony would have reacted, being told that people would still be talking about him over 2000 years after his death, but that the general consensus from the non-plebs was that he was charming but utterly mediocre?

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Swear to god I thought this was Mitzy from Barstool Sports😂😂

Sure, Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times at the Curia Pompeia, but THIS was an assassination.

Marcus Antonius was a cavalry comander, military Legate, Quaestor, Augur, Master of Horse, Consul, Proconsul, Triumvir, the last Leader of the Hellenistic World, and married the 3 most notable women in that Era. Nobody demolishes Marcus Antonius. Everyone of Marcus Antonius ' enemies were less gifted than he, and even Gaius Julius Caesar envied Marcus Antonius. By the way, Plutarch deserves a lot of respect.

I think James Purefoy's portrait of Antony is pretty compatible with even this guy's criticism

Reminds me of Napoleon's friend Murat: great cavalry commander when commander by Napoleon, but terrible strategist on its own.

Augustus and Marcus Agrippa were unstoppable.

Welcome back cicero

WEll Antonius had more of military experience than octavianus or even Agrippa so it is no wrong to assume he was guy from military...yes he was not a caesar but he won philipi battle for example.

Was even once married to J-Lo.

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Mark Anthony was nerfed so hard when he was infatuated with Cleopatra

This vid immediately had my hackles raised. This 'historian' might just as well admit, flat out, that he supports the whole Augustinian anti-Antonius propaganda and be done with it! Sadly, there are precious few historical sources left (aside from Plutarch, and may I say that I don't give two sestercii for the account by someone who was also charged with writing the biographies of Cicero and Augustus...neutrality my ass!!), so no one gets to say much apart from joining the chorus that is 60% speculation. 'The Brat' - as I call Octavian - was pretty thorough when he put out the 'damnatio memoriae'.
Marcus Antonius was, in my opinion, something of everything. No superman, no genius, no debauched wannabe, but a man with human flaws, maybe even some psychological disorder (if the erratic behavior is any indication). These days, with medical care, (and a good financial advisor:-) who knows what he could achieve?!
I remain open-minded, pro-Antonius, and refuse to call August August in private. Just because.

At about 50 seconds into the video, he's talking about Marc Anthony, who is constantly getting outwitted by someone "who isn't brave and who isn't a good general, but who can find people who are".
Although he does not mention the name, he's clearly talking about Octavian, who he then characterizes as a political manipulator.
Finding people with specific talents and letting them do the things they are good at, does not make someone a manipulator. It makes them a capable manager, in this case a capable political leader. Calling himself "primus inter pares" when he in fact was emperor, even that is not really manipulation, it's called political spin.

Bunch of subjective nonsense flummeries.

He had no experience... except being the hero of Alesia... this "historian" is a moron.

James Purefoy will always be Mark Anthony for me. He was brilliant and at times even outshined Ciaran Hinds who was brilliant as Caesar himself. ❤❤❤

British "historians" have done so much damage to the truth of Roman history and culture that it make me wince every time I hear their uppity accents ponderously opining about their vast insights into another culture's history (which is greater than their own, BTW). This guy isn't bad, just boring.

some very funny wits here...keep it up

Did he buy an “English Historian” costume at Spirit Halloween?

“A woman’s role has always suited you best…..”
animalistic scream of rage

Says the guy in a turtleneck

"Whoever you are nerd, give me your hands"

f this guy's take.