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[–] [S] 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Explanation: Mark Antony, one of Caesar's close allies, was considered crude and something of a boor by his fellow Romans, and never showed any hint of the genius - political, cultural, or military - that Caesar did. Yet after Caesar's death, Mark Antony managed to snare the extremely well-educated and cultured Egyptian queen Cleopatra first as his lover, then as his wife. One supposes she saw some manner of charm in him that his fellow Triumvirs lacked! Though Mark Antony was noted as having sexy legs, and wearing scandalously short tunics to show them off...

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    In the show Rome, Mark Anthony was shown as a drunk, a sex addict, and a drug addict, which might account for his crude and boorish behavior. I wonder how close to reality that was.

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