Marcus was the son of Marcus Antonius but his mother is unknown. The date and place of his birth have not been found.
He died about 0071 B.C.. The place is not known.
His wife was Julia Antonia. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their three known children were Marcus (0083BC-0030BC), Gaius (?-0042BC) and Lucius (?-?).
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| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Death | ABT 0071 B.C. |
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| Nobility Title | 0074 B.C. | praetor |
Note 1
He was elected praetor in 74 BC and in the next year he received an extraordinary commission, similar to that bestowed upon triumvir Pompey by the Gabinian law years later and on his father three decades before, to clear the Mediterranean Sea of the threat of piracy, and thereby assist the operations against King Mithridates VI of Pontus.
Creticus not only failed in the task, but plundered the provinces he was supposed to protect from robbery (Sallust, Hist. iii., fragments ed. B. Maurenbrecher, p. 108; Marcus Velleius Paterculus ii. 31; Cicero, In Verrem, iii. 91). He attacked the Cretans, who had made an alliance with the pirates, but was totally defeated, most of his ships being sunk. Diodorus Siculus (xl. 1) states that he only saved himself by a disgraceful treaty. As a result of this defeat he was mockingly given the byname Creticus, which means conqueror of Crete and also man made of chalk when translated from Latin. He died soon afterwards (72-71) in Crete. All authorities are agreed as to his avarice and incompetence.