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Antonius (fem. Antonia
Antonia

Antonia can refer to the girl's name Antonia, which is pronounced anne-TONE-eeh-yah or ann-TON-ya. It is of Roman origin, used as the name of women of the Antonius family....
) was the nomen of the gens Antonia, one of the most important plebeian
Plebs

The Plebs was the general body of Roman citizens in Ancient Rome. They were distinct from the higher class of the patricians. A member of the plebs was known as a plebeian ....
 (meaning not patrician
Patrician

The term "patrician" originally referred to a group of elitism citizens in ancient Rome, including both their natural and adopted members. In the late Roman empire, the class was broadened to include high council officials, and after the fall of the Western Empire became a term for Byzantine Imperial governors in the West....
) families of ancient Rome
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
. The family claimed descendancy from Anton, a son of the Greek god Hercules
Hercules

Hercules is the Ancient Rome name for the mythical Ancient Greece hero Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene. Early Roman sources suggest that the imported Greek hero supplanted a mythic Italian shepherd called "Recaranus" or "Garanus", famous for his strength....
. Women of the family carried the name Antonia, according to the Roman naming convention. The Antonii produced several important Roman generals and politicians, listed below.










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Antonius (fem. Antonia
Antonia

Antonia can refer to the girl's name Antonia, which is pronounced anne-TONE-eeh-yah or ann-TON-ya. It is of Roman origin, used as the name of women of the Antonius family....
) was the nomen of the gens Antonia, one of the most important plebeian
Plebs

The Plebs was the general body of Roman citizens in Ancient Rome. They were distinct from the higher class of the patricians. A member of the plebs was known as a plebeian ....
 (meaning not patrician
Patrician

The term "patrician" originally referred to a group of elitism citizens in ancient Rome, including both their natural and adopted members. In the late Roman empire, the class was broadened to include high council officials, and after the fall of the Western Empire became a term for Byzantine Imperial governors in the West....
) families of ancient Rome
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
. The family claimed descendancy from Anton, a son of the Greek god Hercules
Hercules

Hercules is the Ancient Rome name for the mythical Ancient Greece hero Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene. Early Roman sources suggest that the imported Greek hero supplanted a mythic Italian shepherd called "Recaranus" or "Garanus", famous for his strength....
. Women of the family carried the name Antonia, according to the Roman naming convention. The Antonii produced several important Roman generals and politicians, listed below.

  • Mark Antony
    Mark Antony

    Marcus Antonius , known in English as Marc Antony, was a Roman Republic politician and General. He was an important supporter and the best friend of Julius Caesar as a military commander and administrator, being Caesar's second cousin, once removed, by his mother Julia Antonia....
     (83
    83 BC

    Year 83 BC was a year of the Roman calendar....
     - 30 BC), ally of Julius Caesar
    Julius Caesar

    'Gaius Julius Caesar' , July 13, 100 BC ? March 15, 44 BC,) was a Roman Republic military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
    , Triumvir
    Second Triumvirate

    The Second Triumvirate is the name historians give to the official political alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus , Marcus Aemilius Lepidus , and Mark Antony, formed on 26 November 43 BC with the enactment of the Lex Titia, the adoption of which marked the end of the Roman Republic....
     and afterwards enemy of Caesar Augustus. Probably the most famous Antonius, his life is depicted in William Shakespeare
    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare was an English people poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist....
    's play     Antony and Cleopatra
    Antony and Cleopatra

    Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623.The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Markus Antonius and follows the relationship between Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Mark Antony from the time of the Roman-Persian Wars to Cleopatra's suicide....
    . He promulgated the Lex Antonia
    Lex Antonia

    Lex Antonia was a law established in ancient Rome in 44 BC.It was proposed by Mark Antony and passed by the Roman Senate, following the assassination of Julius Caesar....
    .


Other Antonii

  • Marcus Antonius Antyllus
    Marcus Antonius Antyllus

    Marcus Antonius Antyllus or Marcus Antonius Minor also known as Antonius or Antyllus . Antyllus was the eldest son and child of Ancient Rome Triumvir Mark Antony from his third wife Fulvia....
    , Mark Antony's eldest son by Fulvia
    Fulvia

    Fulvia was a Ancient Rome woman who lived in the 1st century BC. According to Plutarch, Fulvia had no interest in spinning nor managing a household nor ruling a husband with no ambition for public life; Fulvia wanted to govern or to command and be a commander-in-chief....
     (died 30 BC)
  • Iullus Antonius
    Iullus Antonius

    Iullus Antonius , also known as Iulus, Julus or Jullus, was the second son of Mark Antony and his third wife Fulvia. He is best known for being the famous lover of Julia the Elder....
    , Mark Antony's youngest son by Fulvia
    Fulvia

    Fulvia was a Ancient Rome woman who lived in the 1st century BC. According to Plutarch, Fulvia had no interest in spinning nor managing a household nor ruling a husband with no ambition for public life; Fulvia wanted to govern or to command and be a commander-in-chief....
     (died 2 BC)
  • Gaius Antonius
    Gaius Antonius

    Gaius Antonius was the second son of Marcus Antonius Creticus and Julia Antonia, and thus, younger brother of Mark Antony, triumvir and enemy of Caesar Augustus....
    , Mark Antony's younger brother (died 42 BC)
  • Gaius Antonius Hybrida
    Gaius Antonius Hybrida

    Gaius Antonius Hybrida was a politician of the Roman Republic. He was the second son of Marcus Antonius Orator and brother of Marcus Antonius Creticus....
    , Mark Antony's uncle
  • Lucius Antonius
    Lucius Antonius

    Lucius Antonius may refer to:*Lucius Antonius , the brother of Mark Antony*Lucius Antonius , the grandson of Mark Antony...
    , Mark Antony's second younger brother
  • Marcus Antonius Creticus
    Marcus Antonius Creticus

    Marcus Antonius Creticus was a Ancient Rome politician, member of the Antonius family. Creticus was son of Marcus Antonius Orator and by his marriage to Julia Antonia he had three sons triumvir Mark Antony, Gaius Antonius and Lucius Antonius ....
    , Mark Antony's father
  • Marcus Antonius Orator
    Marcus Antonius Orator

    Marcus Antonius Orator was a Roman Republic politician of the Antonius family and one of the most distinguished Roman orators of his time. He started his cursus honorum as quaestor in 113 BC and in 102 BC he was elected praetor with proconsular powers for the province of Cilicia....
    , Mark Antony 's grandfather (died 87 BC)
  • Antonius Natalis
    Antonius Natalis

    Antonius Natalis, an equestrian , member of the Pisonian conspiracy against Nero. Threatened with torture he disclosed his fellow-conspirators' names and avoided punishment....
    , an equestrian
    Equestrian (Roman)

    The Roman equestrian order constituted the lower of the two aristocratic classes of ancient Rome, ranking below the Roman senate Order . A member of the order was known as an eques , which in Latin has the general meaning of any person mounted on a horse , but in this context carries the specific meaning of "knight"....
    , member of the Pisonian conspiracy
    Pisonian conspiracy

    The conspiracy of Gaius Calpurnius Piso in 65 represented one of the major turning points in the reign of the Roman emperor Nero ....
     against Nero
    Nero

    Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and final Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty....
    .


Women

  • Antonia, the daughter of Marcus Antonius Orator
    Marcus Antonius Orator

    Marcus Antonius Orator was a Roman Republic politician of the Antonius family and one of the most distinguished Roman orators of his time. He started his cursus honorum as quaestor in 113 BC and in 102 BC he was elected praetor with proconsular powers for the province of Cilicia....
  • Julia Antonia
    Julia Antonia

    Julia Caesaris or Julia Antonia was a daughter to consul Lucius Julius Caesar III and mother to the future triumvir and deputy of Caesar, Mark Antony....
  • Antonia Hybrida Major
    Gaius Antonius Hybrida

    Gaius Antonius Hybrida was a politician of the Roman Republic. He was the second son of Marcus Antonius Orator and brother of Marcus Antonius Creticus....
  • Antonia Hybrida Minor
    Gaius Antonius Hybrida

    Gaius Antonius Hybrida was a politician of the Roman Republic. He was the second son of Marcus Antonius Orator and brother of Marcus Antonius Creticus....
  • Antonia
    Antonia, granddaughter of Gaius Antonius Hybrida

    Antonia was a Roman citizenship noblewoman. She was the daughter and only child to Antonia Hybrida Minor and triumvir Mark Antony. Her parents were first paternal cousins....
  • Antonia Major
    Antonia Major

    Antonia Major , also known as Antonia the Elder, was a daughter to Mark Antony and Octavia Minor and niece to Augustus, Rome?s first Roman Emperor....
  • Antonia Minor
    Antonia Minor

    Antonia Minor , also known as Antonia the Younger or simply Antonia was a daughter of Ancient Rome politician Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, sister of roman emperor Augustus, and mother of future emperor Claudius....
  • Iulla Antonia
    Iulla Antonia

    Iulla Antonia or Julia Antonia, was a daughter of Ancient Rome consul Iullus Antonius and Claudia Marcella Major. Her elder brothers were Lucius Antonius and Gaius Antonius ....
  • Antonia Tryphaena
    Antonia Tryphaena

    Antonia Tryphaena also known as Tryphaena of Thrace or Tryphaena was a Princess of Pontus and a Ancient Rome Client Queen of Thrace....
  • Claudia Antonia
    Claudia Antonia

    Claudia Antonia was the daughter of the later Roman Emperor Claudius from his second marriage to Aelia Paetina. Until 37, she was raised by her paternal grandmother Antonia Minor ....
  • Antonia Clementiana, daughter of Roman Governor of Judea, Antonius Felix
    Antonius Felix

    Marcus Antonius Felix was the ancient Rome procurator of Iudaea Province 52-60, in succession to Ventidius Cumanus....
  • Antonia Agrippina, a possible granddaughter of Roman Governor of Judea, Antonius Felix
    Antonius Felix

    Marcus Antonius Felix was the ancient Rome procurator of Iudaea Province 52-60, in succession to Ventidius Cumanus....
  • Antonia Gordiana
    Antonia Gordiana

    Antonia Gordiana Sempronia was a prominent, wealthy and noble Roman woman that lived in the troubled and unstable 3rd century. She was the daughter of Roman Emperor Gordian I; younger sister to Roman Emperor Gordian II and mother to Roman Emperor Gordian III....
  • Antoinette


Others

Emperors Gordian I
Gordian I

Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus , known in English language as Gordian I, was Roman Emperor during the year 238....
, Gordian II
Gordian II

Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus , known in English language as Gordian II, was Roman Emperor during the year 238....
 and Gordian III
Gordian III

Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius , known in English language as Gordian III, was Roman Emperor from 238 to 244. Gordian was the son of Antonia Gordiana and his father was an unnamed Roman Senator who died before 238....
 were also members of the Antonius gens, although not directly related to the Republic protagonists cited above. Patrik Antonius
Patrik Antonius

Patrik Antonius is a Finland professional poker player, former tennis player and coach, and model from Vantaa, Finland. He currently resides in Monte Carlo....