The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation ...

and Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Holland's conclusion: though the lady played fast and loose with Julius Caesar (by whom she claimed to have had a child) and Mark Antony (the father of ...

Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra and Rex Harrison as Julius Caesar in the historical epic 1963 film Cleopatra ... the aftermath of his failed rebellion against Octavian. A political alliance known as the ...

Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra. Rulers of Greek, Roman and Egyptian empires. The three most iconic, powerful and brilliant leaders in ancient history.

Following Julius Caesar’s assassination ... Octavian was enraged by Antony’s continued political and romantic alliance with Cleopatra, especially since Antony had left Octavian’s sister for Cleopatra.

Cleopatra, who reigned from 51 to 30 B.C., was the last pharaoh and perhaps one of the most famous female rulers of all time. She convinced the Roman emperor Julius Caesar to help put her in power ...

3 part history series Ancient Empires premieres tonight on SBS. Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra – these rulers of Greek, Roman and Egyptian empires are three of the most iconic, ...

Julius Caesar: I've cleaned up this city. Have you forgotten my slogan? 'Nihil expectore in omnibus' - no spitting on the public transport. Brutus: The senate are worried about matters in the east, ...

Julius Caesar: I've cleaned up this city. Have you forgotten my slogan? 'Nihil expectore in omnibus' - no spitting on the public transport. Brutus: The senate are worried about matters in the east, ...

New history series documents how Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra rule over ancient empires.

S ome years seem to zip by in the blink of an eye, while others seem to drag on for far longer. But some, like leap years, ...