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[–] MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I can’t understand why we get Mark Antony instead of Marcus Antonius or something.

Were historians like “Nah fuck this guy, Ima give him a grimy anglicized name lol”

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 7 points 3 days ago

Blame Shakespeare! He used the Anglicization "Mark Antony" in his plays, including in his play "Julius Caesar", and now it's an entrenched part of the English language.