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Marcus Antonius (83 – 30 BC) General, Triumvir of the Roman Republic, Consul of the Roman Republic






The Tragedy of Anthony and Cleopatra A play by William Shake-speare



In contrast to Shakespeare’s fictional stage play about the two star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet, the real-life story of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra VII (69 – 30 BC) is set against the black and turbulent backdrop of the demise of the Roman Republic. While both couples met the same tragic fate, Marcus and Cleopatra’s deaths affected the course of Roman history in favor of Augustus (63 BC – 43 AD).

Most historians probably agree that Anthony’s death would later prove the fatal dagger in the heart of the Roman Republic. Augustus seized upon it almost immediately as the clarion call to establish himself as the 1st Emperor of the Roman Empire. His success in soon achieving that goal went largely uncontested.

Ironically, Marcus was the maternal grandfather of Emperor Claudius (10 BC – 54 AD). His mother Antonia Minor `the Younger’ Augusta  (36 AD – 37 BC) descended from Gaius Julius Caesar (c. 140 BC – 85 BC) who was the father of Gaius Julius Caesar (100 – 44 BC) General, Consul, 1st Dictator of Rome.

Both Marcus and Queen Cleopatra were agnatic descendants of Aegyptus, the legendary forebear of the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305 – 30 BC) of Egypt. Alexander the Great of Macedonia (356 – 323 BC) and Antiochus III Seleucid, Emperor of Seleucid Greek Empire (223 – 187 BC) were their agnatic cousins. They and Pericles Acamantis (495 – 429 BC) were all descendants of the Titans.

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Marcus Antonius, General, Triumvir of the Roman Republic, Consul of the Roman Republic

BIRTH 14 JAN 83 BCE • Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy

DEATH 1 AUG 30 BCE • Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy

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63rd great-grandfather JULII-COELING-VERE-WARREN-HOLLAND-SIMMONS-COLLINS

63rd great-grandfatherJULII-COELING-DESPOSYNI-MEROVING-LENS-DEMAREST-TERHUNE-BANTA-BRINKERHOFF-OUTWATER-COLLINS

63rd great-grandfather CLAUDIAN-CONSTANTINIAN-MEROVING-VERE-WARREN-HOLLAND-SIMMONS-COLLINS

husband of 59th great-grandaunt…LANDRY-BOURG-CYR-BRULE

husband of 71st great-grandmother …ROHAN-LANDRY-BOURG-CYR-BRULE

husband of 2nd cousin 68x removed …PLANTAGENET-FITZALAN-MOWBRAY-HOWARD-WOOD-COLLINS

husband of 4th cousin 66x removed YNGLING-DUNKELD-PLANTAGENET-HOWARD-WOOD-COLLINS

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The Patricians, A Genealogical Study – Ebook Editions US$7.95 

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Steven Wood Collins (1952 – ) Antiquarian, Genealogist, Novelist

By Steven Wood Collins

I spent most of my life unaware of my ancestral heritage. Sure, I knew of the personal history of my more immediate relatives; but beyond that, I never had any inkling as to my ancestral heritage. Then one day many years ago my sister said to me, “I sometimes wonder about our family background.” And so my quest to discover our genealogical roots commenced.

I started building my family tree with the very basic relationships, going back in time from my grandparents, one ancestor at a time. That initial effort proved to be the hardest part of the pursuit, mainly due to my lack of expertise as a novice genealogical researcher. As I gained familiarity with the databases and how to efficiently mine them, my progress gained ever-increasing momentum. Today, The Patricians! tree (Ancestry.com) contains nearly 120,000 individuals, stretching over 135 generations, 5,800 of which are my direct ancestors in a genealogical sense.

During this trek back in time, I encountered fascinating figures in both history and obscurity. This blog contains many stories about their genealogical relationship to me (and many of you). By far and away, as a student of history, the historically obscure individuals are of particular interest to me. I cite Baron “Blue Beard” Montmorency-Laval de Rais (1405 – 1440) as an example of a historically maligned personage whose real contribution to history, as both a playwright and hero of France, has yet to be properly recognized. Another example is Earl Edward de Vere (1550 – 1604), who’s yet to gain widespread recognition as the actual author of the body of literary work wrongly ascribed to William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616).

My life-long interest in international economics and finance continues unabated. I primarily demonstrate this professional involvement as a contributor to the Long Room, the members-only international finance professionals' forum hosted by the Financial Times of London.

I'm an avid recreational scuba diver who enjoys traveling to exotic dive sites. My love of the sea and marine life gives me an unbounded appreciation and support of “green” issues, especially those devoted to the conservation of endangered species and coral reefs.

He continually posts results of his personal genealogical research to his Goodreads Authors Blog. Entitled The Patricians - The Ancestral Heritage of Steven Wood Collins, the work represents thousand of hours of his research efforts and related commentary.

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