On the other hand,
the father of Antony was, indeed, a man of character,
but not of a military character; yet though he had no
public influence or reputation to to his son,
that son did not hesitate to aspire to the empire of Cae-
sar; and, without any title either from consanguinity
or alliance, he effectually invested himself with all that
he had acquired: at least, by his own peculiar weight,
after he had divided the world into two parts, he took
the better for himself.
the father of Antony was, indeed, a man of character,
but not of a military character; yet though he had no
public influence or reputation to to his son,
that son did not hesitate to aspire to the empire of Cae-
sar; and, without any title either from consanguinity
or alliance, he effectually invested himself with all that
he had acquired: at least, by his own peculiar weight,
after he had divided the world into two parts, he took
the better for himself.
Plutarch - Lives - v7
