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| | Marcus Antonius, 83 -31 BC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | As Civil War approached in 50 BC (Caesar's term in Gaul expiring with his enemies demanding he lay down all proconsular imperium) Antony followed Curio as tribune, fighting for Caesar's interests in the Senate. |
 | | Plutarch states it was Antony who, in the tense senatorial meetings in the month before Caesar crossed the Rubicon, demanded a vote that both Pompey and Caesar lay down their armies; a vote which, if it had been followed by the Consuls, could have avoided the Civil War. |
 | | As Master of the Horse, Antony essentially ruled unchallenged in Italy in 47 BC; however, he soon proved his ineptness at administration, warring with Dolabella and his men in Rome, the conflict leading the murder of hundreds of Roman citizens in the forum itself. |
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