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Marc Antony was Caesar's second in command at the time of Caesar's assassination. He used the occasion of Caesar's funeral to incite the populace against Caesar's assassins, and the Republicans weren't much of a threat to his power after that. But he had one remaining obstacle -- Caesar's nephew, Octavian. In the end, the leadership of the most powerful empire in the world was decided by a single sea battle that could have gone either way.

Famed general who cast his lot with Julius Caesar and then Cleopatra. He supported Caesar during the Civil War, made a famous speech at Caesar's funeral, and then joined forces with Cleopatra to fight Octavian in yet another Roman civil war. Antony was part of the Second Triumvirate, along with Octavian and Lepidus. He chose to go to Egypt with Cleopatra and was killed in a great battle with Octavian.