Mark Antony
one of the triumvirs and a Roman general
Octavius Cæsar
one of the triumvirs
M. Æmilius Lepidus
one of the triumvirs
Sextus Pompeius
son of Pompey the Great
Domitius Enobarbus
friend and follower of Antony
Ventidius
friend and follower of Antony
Eros
friend and follower of Antony
Scarus
friend and follower of Antony
Dercetas
friend and follower of Antony
Demetrius
friend and follower of Antony
Philo
friend and follower of Antony
Mæcenas
friend and follower of Cæsar
Agrippa
friend and follower of Cæsar
Dolabella
friend and follower of Cæsar
Proculeius
friend and follower of Cæsar
Thyreus
friend and follower of Cæsar
Gallus
friend and follower of Cæsar
Menas
friend and follower of Pompey
Menecrates
friend and follower of Pompey
Varrius
friend and follower of Pompey
Taurus
lieutenant-general to Cæsar
Canidius
lieutenant-general to Antony
Silius
an officer in Ventidius's army
Euphronius
an ambassador from Antony to Cæsar
Alexas
an attendant on Cleopatra
Mardian
a eunuch and attendant on Cleopatra
Seleucus
Cleopatra's treasurer
Diomedes
an attendant on Cleopatra
A Soothsayer
attached to Cleopatra's court
A Clown
a countryman who brings the asp
Cleopatra
Queen of Egypt
Octavia
sister to Cæsar and wife to Antony
Charmian
attendant on Cleopatra
Iras
attendant on Cleopatra
Officers, soldiers, messengers, attendants, guards, and servants
Romans and Egyptians