From his mother’s earlier marriage to Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa he had two older attested siblings, two half-sisters named Vipsania Marcella and Vipsania Marcellina. Some epigraphic evidence suggests he had a sister named Iulla Antonia[b][6] and a brother named Iullus.[7] Around 1 BC he had probably already been betrothed to a girl of high birth.[8]
In 2 BC his father was charged with adultery with Julia (daughter of Augustus) and was forced to commit suicide. Lucius was sent to Marseille as a result of his father's indiscretion. Lucius was described as a adulescentulus at the time, meaning that he was quite young.[8] He was sent there under the pretence of "studying", and it was not an official exile but was in practise the same as one.[9] Once there he studied law.
Later lifeedit
G. V. Sumner proposed that Lucius may have been a progenitor of a Junius Blaesus who was descended from Marcus Antonius.[8]
Tacitus records his death in AD 25 at Ann. 4.44.4-5.[10] Despite his father's actions the senate decreed that he should be honoured with a burial at the Tomb of the Octavii, which was the tomb of his maternal grandmother Octavia Minor. This was likely done at the request of a relative (or relatives) in the imperial family, possibly his mother Marcella if she was still alive at the time.[9]
Cultural depictionsedit
A boy on the Ara Pacis has been identified by some to possibly be Lucius.[11][12]
Notesedit
^Renaissance historians sometimes believed based on a misreading of Tacitus that Lucius had a son (or nephew) named Sextus Antonius Africanus.[1][2][3][4][5]
^There has been some speculation that Iulla was actually Lucius daughter, but this seems unlikely as he left Rome while young and it is improbable that he had fathered a child already. It is possible that his sister was allowed to stay in the city because she had already married an important man by the time of their fathers downfall, (as noble Roman women married before their male counterparts), or it is possible that the writing was created before Iullus was disgraced and if so then the epigraph could not be referring to a daughter of Lucius.
Referencesedit
^Corneliszoon Hooft, Pieter (1684). C. Cornelius Tacitus Jaarboeken en Historien, ook zyn Germanië, en 't Leeven van J. Agricola (in Dutch). Hendrik Boom, en de Weduwe van Dirk Boom.
^Cornelius Tacitus: Books I-VI. Cornell University: F. & J. Rivington. 1852. p. 171.
^Boetticher, Wilhelm; Smith, William (1861). Tacitus Germania, Agricola, and first book of the Annales. With notes, and Bötticher's remarks on the style of Tacitus. Walton and Maberly. p. 360.
^de Marolles, Michel (1661). P. Ovidii Nasonis De Ponto libri quatuor cum interpretatione gallica... (in French). Louys Billaine. p. 496.
^Anderson, James (1736). Royal Genealogies: Or the Genealogical Tables of Emperors, Kings and Princes from Adam to These Times. p. 349.
^CIL VI, 11959. She must have survived infancy if a freedman set up an inscription about her.
lucius, antonius, grandson, mark, antony, lucius, antonius, iullus, antonius, mark, antony, claudia, marcella, major, niece, emperor, augustus, lucius, antoniusborn20, bcdied25, adchildrenmarcus, antonius, primus, possibly, parentsiullus, antonius, father, cla. Lucius Antonius 20 BC AD 25 was the son of Iullus Antonius son of Mark Antony and Claudia Marcella Major niece of emperor Augustus Lucius AntoniusBorn20 BCDied25 ADChildrenMarcus Antonius Primus possibly a ParentsIullus Antonius father Claudia Marcella Major mother RelativesOctavia Minor maternal grandmotherFamilyJulio Claudian dynasty Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Later life 2 Cultural depictions 3 Notes 4 References 5 SourcesBiography editEarly life edit From his mother s earlier marriage to Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa he had two older attested siblings two half sisters named Vipsania Marcella and Vipsania Marcellina Some epigraphic evidence suggests he had a sister named Iulla Antonia b 6 and a brother named Iullus 7 Around 1 BC he had probably already been betrothed to a girl of high birth 8 In 2 BC his father was charged with adultery with Julia daughter of Augustus and was forced to commit suicide Lucius was sent to Marseille as a result of his father s indiscretion Lucius was described as a adulescentulus at the time meaning that he was quite young 8 He was sent there under the pretence of studying and it was not an official exile but was in practise the same as one 9 Once there he studied law Later life edit G V Sumner proposed that Lucius may have been a progenitor of a Junius Blaesus who was descended from Marcus Antonius 8 Tacitus records his death in AD 25 at Ann 4 44 4 5 10 Despite his father s actions the senate decreed that he should be honoured with a burial at the Tomb of the Octavii which was the tomb of his maternal grandmother Octavia Minor This was likely done at the request of a relative or relatives in the imperial family possibly his mother Marcella if she was still alive at the time 9 Cultural depictions editA boy on the Ara Pacis has been identified by some to possibly be Lucius 11 12 Notes edit Renaissance historians sometimes believed based on a misreading of Tacitus that Lucius had a son or nephew named Sextus Antonius Africanus 1 2 3 4 5 There has been some speculation that Iulla was actually Lucius daughter but this seems unlikely as he left Rome while young and it is improbable that he had fathered a child already It is possible that his sister was allowed to stay in the city because she had already married an important man by the time of their fathers downfall as noble Roman women married before their male counterparts or it is possible that the writing was created before Iullus was disgraced and if so then the epigraph could not be referring to a daughter of Lucius References edit Corneliszoon Hooft Pieter 1684 C Cornelius Tacitus Jaarboeken en Historien ook zyn Germanie en t Leeven van J Agricola in Dutch Hendrik Boom en de Weduwe van Dirk Boom Cornelius Tacitus Books I VI Cornell University F amp J Rivington 1852 p 171 Boetticher Wilhelm Smith William 1861 Tacitus Germania Agricola and first book of the Annales With notes and Botticher s remarks on the style of Tacitus Walton and Maberly p 360 de Marolles Michel 1661 P Ovidii Nasonis De Ponto libri quatuor cum interpretatione gallica in French Louys Billaine p 496 Anderson James 1736 Royal Genealogies Or the Genealogical Tables of Emperors Kings and Princes from Adam to These Times p 349 CIL VI 11959 She must have survived infancy if a freedman set up an inscription about her Antonius Stemma by Strachan a b c Syme Ronald 1989 The Augustan Aristocracy Clarendon Press p 144 ISBN 9780198147312 a b Phoenix Vol 18 19 University of Michigan University of Toronto Press 1964 p 143 Tacitus Cornelius 1904 The Annals of Tacitus Books I VI Cornelius Tacitus Google Books Retrieved 2015 08 17 Rehak Paul 2009 Imperium and Cosmos Augustus and the Northern Campus Martius Univ of Wisconsin Press p 131 ISBN 9780299220143 Pollini John 1987 The Portraiture of Gaius and Lucius Caesar Fordham University Press p 28 ISBN 9780823211272 Sources editTacitus The Annals of Imperial Rome Suetonius The Twelve Caesars Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lucius Antonius grandson of Mark Antony amp oldid 1165986741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
