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Medaillon engraving of Lucius Antonius.
Lucius Antonius (1st century BC) was the younger brother and supporter of Marcus Antonius, a Roman politician.
Lucius was the son of Marcus Antonius Creticus, son of the rhetorician Marcus Antonius Orator, who was executed in 86 BC by the followers of Gaius Marius, and Julia Antonia, a cousin of Julius Caesar. Together with his older brothers Marcus and Gaius Antonius, he spent his youth roaming Rome in bad company. Plutarch refers to the unrestrained lifestyle of the youths and their friends, frequenting gambling houses and drinking too much.
Engraving by Theodoor Galle.
