Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a

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. Antonius is a Danish, Dutch, Finnish,

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, Norwegian, and Swedish name used in

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, part of the

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, and

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, while Antoníus is an Icelandic name used in

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. It is also the source of the English

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''Anthony'', as well as a number of similar names in various European languages. Antonius is the nomen of the '' gens Antonia'', an important

plebeian In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary. Etymology The precise origins of the gro ...

family of

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Marcus Antonius Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the ...

claimed that the

gens In ancient Rome, a gens ( or , ; : gentes ) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same ''nomen gentilicium'' and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens, sometimes identified by a distinct cognomen, was cal ...

was descended from Anton, a son of

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

. Women of the family were called ''Antonia''. The Antonii produced a number of important generals and politicians, some of whom are listed below. For other persons with this name, see

Antonia (gens) The gens Antonia was a Roman family of great antiquity, with both patrician and plebeian branches. The first of the gens to achieve prominence was Titus Antonius Merenda, one of the second group of Decemviri called, in 450 BC, to help draft ...

. *

(83–30 BC), ally of Caesar, triumvir and afterwards enemy of

Augustus Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (), was the founder of the Roman Empire, who reigned as the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in A ...

. Probably the most famous of the Antonii, his life is depicted in William Shakespeare's play ''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed around 1607, by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre. Its first appearance in print was in the First Folio published ...

''. He promulgated the '' leges Antoniae'' of 44 BC, abolishing the office of dictator, re-adjusting provincial commands, confirming Caesar's ''acta'', and granting ''provocatio'' to those convicted ''de maiestate'' and ''de vi''.''Oxford Classical Dictionary'', 2nd Ed. (1970).

Other Antonii

, the orator, Marcus Antonius' grandfather (died 87 BC) * Marcus Antonius Creticus, Marcus Antonius' father *

Gaius Antonius Hybrida Gaius Antonius Hybrida (flourished 1st century BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic. He was the second son of Marcus Antonius (orator), Marcus Antonius and brother of Marcus Antonius Creticus; his mother is unknown. He was also the uncle o ...

, Marcus Antonius' uncle * Gaius Antonius, Marcus Antonius' younger brother (died 42 BC) *

, sometimes called ''Antyllus'', Marcus Antonius' eldest son by

Fulvia Fulvia (; d. 40 BC) was an aristocratic Roman woman who lived during the late Roman Republic. Fulvia's birth into an important political dynasty facilitated her relationships and, later on, marriages to Publius Clodius Pulcher, Gaius Scribo ...

(died 30 BC) *

Iullus Antonius Iullus Antonius (43–2 BC) was a Roman magnate and poet. A son of Mark Antony and Fulvia, he was spared by the emperor Augustus after the civil wars of the Republic, and was married to the emperor's niece. He was later condemned as one of the lo ...

, Marcus Antonius' youngest son by

(died 2 BC) * Antonius Natalis, an equestrian, member of the Pisonian conspiracy against

Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his ...

* Marcus Antonius Gordianus I, emperor in AD 238 * Marcus Antonius Gordianus II, emperor in AD 238 * Marcus Antonius Gordianus III, emperor from AD 238 to 244 * Saint Antonius, Father of Christian Monasticism

Other ancient people with the name Antonius

* Antonius of Argos, Greek poet, dates unknown * Antonius Rufus, a number of lesser-known men from the ancient Roman empire * Antonius Rufus (grammarian), 1st-century Roman Latin grammarian * Antonius Atticus, 1st-century BC Roman rhetorician * Antonius Castor, 1st-century AD Roman botanist * Antonius (herbalist), 1st-century AD Greek-Roman herbalist mentioned by

Galen Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (; September 129 – AD), often Anglicization, anglicized as Galen () or Galen of Pergamon, was a Ancient Rome, Roman and Greeks, Greek physician, surgeon, and Philosophy, philosopher. Considered to be one o ...

Antonius Felix Antonius Felix (possibly Tiberius Claudius Antonius Felix, in Greek: ὁ Φῆλιξ; born ) was the fourth Roman procurator of Judea Province in 52–60, in succession to Ventidius Cumanus. He appears in the New Testament in Acts 23 and 2 ...

, 1st-century AD Roman Roman procurator of Judea * Antonius Flamma, 1st-century AD Roman governor of Cyrenaica * Antonius Musa, 1st-century AD Greek-Roman botanist and physician * Antonius Diogenes, likely 2nd-century AD Roman novelist * Antonius (philosopher), 4th-century AD Egyptian

neoplatonist Neoplatonism is a version of Platonic philosophy that emerged in the 3rd century AD against the background of Hellenistic philosophy and religion. The term does not encapsulate a set of ideas as much as a series of thinkers. Among the common id ...

* Antonius (monk), 5th-century AD Greek monk and disciple of

Simeon Stylites Simeon Stylites or Symeon the Stylite ', Koine Greek ', ' (Greek language, Greek: Συμεών ό Στυλίτης; ; 2 September 459) was a Syrian Asceticism#Christianity, Christian ascetic, who achieved notability by living 36 years on a s ...

Latinized medieval and Renaissance name

* Antonius Agellius (''Antonio Agellio''; 1532–1608), Italian bishop * Antonius Andreas (c.1280–1320), Spanish Franciscan theologian * Antonius Augustinus (Antonio Agustín y Albanell; 1516–1586), Spanish Humanist historian, jurist and archbishop * Antonius de Butrio (1338–1408), Italian jurist * Antonius Divitis (Anthonius de Rijke; c. 1470 – c. 1530), Flemish composer * Antonius Galli (c.1505–1565), Flemish composer * Antonius Goveanus (António de Gouveia; c.1505–1566), Portuguese humanist and educator * Antonius Mancinellus (1452–1505), Italian humanist pedagogue, grammarian, and rhetorician * Antonius Melissa, 11th century Greek monk and author * Antonius Monchiacenus Demochares (1494–1574), French theologian and canonist * Antonius Nebrissensis (1441–1522), Spanish Renaissance scholar * Antonius Romanus (fl.1400–1432), Italian composer * Antonius Sanderus (1586–1664), Flemish Catholic cleric and historian * Antonius Maria Schyrleus de Rheita (1604–1660), Czech or Austrian astronomer and optician * Antonius Thysius the Elder (1565–1640), Dutch Reformed theologian * Antonius Walaeus (1573–1639), Dutch Calvinist minister and theologian

Adopted name by Roman Catholic clergy

* Antonius Subianto Bunjamin (born 1968), Indonesian bishop * Antonius Fischer (1840–1912), German archbishop * Antonius Hilfrich (1873–1947), German Bishop of Limburg * Antonius Serra (1610–1669), Greek Roman Catholic bishop * Antonius von Steichele (1816–1889), German archbishop * Antonius Grech Delicata Testaferrata (1823–1876), Maltese bishop * Antonius von Thoma (1829–1897), German archbishop

Modern given name

Antonius or Anthonius is a common given name in the Netherlands; in daily life, most people with this name use short forms like ''

Antoine Antoine is a French language, French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton (name), Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is most common in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada ...

'', '' Anton'', '' Antoni(e)'', '' Antoon'', '' Teun'', '' Teunis'', '' Theunis'', ''Theuns'', ''Toine'', '' Ton'', '' Tony'', '' Toon'' and '' Twan''. * Antonius Ariantho (born 1973), Indonesian badminton player * Antonius W.M. "Toon" Becx (1920–2013), Dutch footballer * Antonius J.M. "Anton" Berns (born 1945), Dutch molecular geneticist * Antonius Bouwens (1876–1963), Dutch sports shooter * Antonius van den Broek (1870–1926), Dutch physicist * Antonius Cleveland (born 1994), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

* Antonius Colenbrander (1889–1929), Dutch equestrian * Antonius "Ton" Cornelissen (born 1964), Dutch footballer * Antonius van Dale (1638–1708), Dutch Mennonite preacher, physician and writer * Antonius S.N.L. "Toon" Dupuis (1877–1937), Belgian-born Dutch sculptor and medallist * Antonius Ebben (1930–2011), Dutch equestrian * Antonius Eisenhoit (1554–1603), German goldsmith, engraver and draftsman * Antonius Johannes "Anton" Geesink (1934–2010), Dutch judoka * Antonius Geurts (1932–2017), Dutch sprint canoer * Antonius Jan Glazemaker (1931–2018), Dutch Old Catholic archbishop * Antonius Goebouw (1616–1698), Flemish Baroque painter * Antonius Hambroek (1607–1661), Dutch missionary to Formosa * Antonius J.F. "Anton" Hekking (1855–1935), Dutch-born American cellist * Antonius Maria van Heugten (1945–2008), Dutch sidecarcross racer * Antonius Heinsius (1641–1720), Dutch Grand Pensionary of Holland * Antonius Matthias "Anton" Hirschig (1867–1939), Dutch painter, acquaintance of Van Gogh * Antonius J.L. "Anton" van Hooff (born 1943), Dutch historian of antiquity * Antonius A.J. "Anton" Huiskes (1928–2008), Dutch speed skater * Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans (born 1944), Dutch bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch * Antonius Johannes Theodorus Janse (1877–1970), Dutch-born South African entomologist * Antonius Johannes Jurgens (1867–1945), Dutch margarine and soap manufacturer, founder of Unilever * Antonius C. J. de Leeuw (born 1941), Dutch organizational theorist * Antonius de Liedekerke (1587–1661), Dutch sea captain and ambassador to Morocco * Antonius J.J. "Ton" Lokhoff (born 1959), Dutch football player and coach * Antonius van Loon (1888–1962), Dutch tug of war competitor * Antonius H.J. "Tony" Lovink (1902–1995), Dutch diplomat and last Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies * Antonius Cornelis "Ton" Lutz (1919–2009), Dutch actor * Antonius J.M. "Toine" Manders (born 1956), Dutch VVD politician and MEP * Antonius Mathijsen (1805–1878), Dutch army surgeon, first to use plaster casts * Antonius Mazairac (1901–1966), Dutch track cyclist * Antonius W.M.T. "Toine" van Mierlo (born 1957), Dutch footballer * Antonius Montfoort (1902–1974), Dutch fencer * Antonius van Nieuwenhuizen (1879–1957), Dutch fencer * Antonius van Opbergen (1543–1611), Flemish architect and fortifications engineer * Antonius A.H. "Toon" Oprinsen (1910–1945), Dutch footballer * Antonius Franciscus "Toon" Pastor (1929–2008), Dutch boxer * Antonius J.P. "Twan" Poels (born 1963), Dutch cyclist * Antonius Maria "Ton" Richter (1919–2009), Dutch field hockey player * Antonius Roberts (born 1958), Bahamian artist * Antonius O.H. "Toon" Tellegen (born 1941), Dutch children's writer, poet, and physician * Antonius F.C. "Anton" Toscani (1901–1984), Dutch race walker * Antonius H.M. "Ton" van de Ven (1944–2015), Dutch industrial designer * Antonius Wilhelmus "Antoon" Verlegh (1896–1960), Dutch football player and administrator * Antonius Cornelis Franciscus Vorst (born 1952), Dutch financial engineer and mathematician * Antonius Wyngaerde (died 1499), Dutch composer in Antwerp

Modern surname

George Antonius George Habib Antonius, Order of the British Empire, CBE (hon.) (; October 19, 1891May 21, 1942) was a Lebanese people, Lebanese author and diplomat who settled in Jerusalem. He was one of the first historians of Arab nationalism. Born in Deir a ...

(1891 – 1942), Lebanese-Egyptian author and diplomat * Patrik Antonius (born 1980), Finnish poker player

Fictional characters

Antonius Block, the protagonist of Ingmar Bergman's film The Seventh Seal, a medieval knight returning from the Crusades who encounters Death and challenges him to a chess match.

References

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