Though married to Octavian's sister, Anthony formed a relationship with Cleopatra and had three children with her. Eventually Anthony and Octavian turned against one-another and fought for control ...
Antony and Cleopatra’s relationship flourished, but ended in tragedy when Octavian’s political rivalry with Antony intensified, and Octavian used their relationship as fuel for anti-Antony ...
Again, Rome wasn’t delighted that Antony was handing over chunks of the empire to his kids and the senate declared both him and Cleopatra to be enemies of Rome. Octavian had decided he’d had ...
After Caesar's assassination, his heir Octavian battled Antony for control of the Roman Empire for more than a decade; following Antony and Cleopatra's defeat at Actium, Octavian's forces entered ...
Cleopatra and Anthony had three children together, but their relationship was quite complicated, as Anthony was back and forth between Rome and Egypt, battling Caesar’s adopted heir, Octavian.
If Cleopatra had been less captivating, for whatever reason, Mark Antony would have had more time to attend to affairs of state in Rome. Had he done that he might have prevented Octavian (later to ...
In 48 B.C., Julius Caesar (Sir Rex Harrison) pursues Pompey from Pharsalia to Egypt. Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan), now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra VII ...
I can certainly appreciate the desire to focus on Cleopatra rather than the men in her life, but presenting Caesar, Antony and Octavian as so "one note" does not help elucidate the character of ...
Julius Caesar: Timothy Dalton. Marc Antony: Billy Zane. Octavian: Rupert Graves. Directed by Franc Roddam. Based on the novel "The Memoirs of Cleopatra" by Margaret George.