CONSTRUCTING ALLIANCES： A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON MARK ANTONY＇S PARTHIAN CAMPAIGN OF 36 BC1

摘要

Making sense of Mark Antony’s political and military dealings in the Eastern Mediterranean in the period from the Battle of Philippi(in 42 BC)~2 until the Battle of Actium(in 31)is not a straightforward matter.With Antony having been brought into disrepute under the hand of Octavian/Augustus,modern observers are constantly faced with the difficulty of establishing to what extent the