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Definition of Mark Anthony
1. Noun. Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC).
Generic synonyms: Full General, General
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mark Anthony
Literary usage of Mark Anthony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1763)
"An authentic narrative of the death of Mark Anthony ... to have confined of the
father John Calas and his wife, one woman fervant, Mark Anthony Calas the ..."
2. Men of Mark in Georgia: A Complete and Elaborate History of the State from by William J. Northen (1910)
"Mark Anthony COOPER, who did so much to develop the resources of Georgia, came
of a numerous family which had migrated from Virginia to Georgia. ..."
3. The Victrola Book of the Opera by Samuel Holland Rous, Victor Talking Machine Company (1919)
"Characters CLEOPATRA, Egyptian Queen Mezzo-Soprano Mark Anthony. Roman Emperor
Baritone OCTAVIA, betrothed to Mark Anthony Soprano CHARMIAN, ..."