Cleopatra and Antony
In 44 bc, Julius Caesar was murdered on the Ides of March. His mistress, Cleopatra of Egypt, fled back to Alexandria with their little son. Mark Antony, Caesar''s friend and henchman, who, according to some accounts, was already besotted by the beautiful Cleopatra, took up her son''s case before the Senate. But they refused to recognize him as one of Caesar''s heirs.
Civil war broke out, and after ...
In 44 bc, Julius Caesar was murdered on the Ides of March. His mistress, Cleopatra of Egypt, fled back to Alexandria with their little son. Mark Antony, Caesar''s friend and henchman, who, according to some accounts, was already besotted by the beautiful Cleopatra, took up her son''s case before the Senate. But they refused to recognize him as one of Caesar''s heirs.
Civil war broke out, and after ...
