Antony In The east 42BC

Question 0

His first moves

Answer 0

Started strengthening the states on the borders

-Egypt, Judea

Question 1

Why he came to the east

Answer 1

To continue with Caesar’s plan to invade and conquer Parthia

Question 2

Plutarch- Antony returning to Greece

Answer 2

Antony hurried back to Italy where Octavian was having troubles with Sextus Pompey
He reached Brundisium but Octavian was not there
-delayed his departure for Syria for the war with Parthia
-Octavian and Octavia had gone to Greece
-Ventidius was sent to Asia against the Parthians
–won the battle of Gindarius

Question 3

Plutarch- Ventidius

Answer 3

Ventidius decided not to pursue the Parthians
He moved against those who had revolted and defeated them.
besieged Antiochus of Commagené in the city of Samosata

Question 4

Plutarch- Antiochus

Answer 4

After being besieged by Ventidius he asked to pay 1000talents and do as Antony commanded.
Antony refused the peace-terms
-he wanted at least one achievement in his name and not envy thing credited to Ventidius

Question 5

Antony after Antiochus

Answer 5

Antony revised the kingdoms of that area
Established client kings
Travels to Italy to aid Octavian, an agreement made at Taurentum

Question 6

Antony and his two women

Answer 6

Sent the pregnant Octavia back to Rome

Met Cleopatra at Antioch with the children Cleopatra Selene and Alexander Helios

Question 7

Plutarch- Antony’s messy campaigning

Answer 7

The preparations and power frightened the Indians beyond Bactria
He started the war too early for campaigning
Made a mess of the management of the campaigning
Not thinking about how best to defeat the enemy
(All because of Cleopatra)