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Referenced as a play when discussing the portrayal of Antony, with the quote 'Antony, the triple pillar of the world transformed into a scrumpet's fool' and later mentioned regarding the mausoleum scene and Cleopatra's death

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Described as 'the great epic of Roman beginnings' and discussed in detail regarding the story of Aeneas and Dido, which Tom explains makes play with the story of Antony and Cleopatra

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Referenced multiple times as a primary historical source for the story of Antony and Cleopatra, including the claim that 'Shakespeare got it all from Plutarch' and details about Cleopatra's death

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Referenced as the source for the famous story about Cleopatra dissolving a pearl in vinegar and drinking it

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Mentioned as one of the Roman historians where propaganda stories about Antony and Cleopatra 'turn up' alongside Pliny and Plutarch

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A poem by the Alexandrian poet that Tom reads aloud, inspired by the story in Plutarch about Antony hearing Dionysus abandoning him