Marcus Antonus, a Roman orator, born in 143 B. C, killed in 87. In 104 he was praetor, in 99 consul, and in 97 censor. He was famed for his eloquence in the forum, rendering Italy, according to Cicero, the rival of Greece. As an aristocrat, he adopted the party of Sylla, and was put to death by Marius and Cinna when they triumphed, He is one of the interlocutors in Cicero's De Oratore. He was the grandfather of Mark Antony.