About
Cleopatra, the famed Egyptian Queen born in 69 B.C., is shown to have been brought by Roman ruler Julius Caesar at age 18. Caesar becomes sexually obsessed by the 18 year old queen, beds her, and eventually has a son by her. However, his Roman followers and his wife are not pleased by the union. In fact, as Caesar has only a daughter by his wife, he had picked Octavian as his successor.
Cast
Leonor Varela
as Cleopatra
Billy Zane
as Marc Antony
Timothy Dalton
as Julius Caesar
Rupert Graves
as Octavian
John Bowe
as Rufio
Owen Teale
as Grattius
Sean Pertwee
as Marcus Brutus
David Schofield
as Casca
Ralph Brown
as Guevarius
James Cosmo
as Agrippa
Nadim Sawalha
as Mardian
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
as Octavia
Ace Bhatti
as Sceptical Citizen
Richard Armitage
as Epiphanes
Art Malik
as Olympos
Episodes
Miniseries
Part 1
A woman of beauty, intelligence and exotic mystery, Cleopatra sets out to claim her throne as the rightful ruler of Egypt. Burdened by Egypt's debt to Rome and the betrayal of her brother, Ptolemy, and sister, Arsinoe, Cleopatra seeks assistance from the Roman Emperor, Caesar.
Part 2
After the death of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra needed a new political ally in Rome. With her life, her son's life, and the fate of Egypt hanging in the balance, she set her sights on the new co-ruler of the Roman Empire: Mark Antony. Their romance would become the ancient world's greatest love story and darkest tragedy. See how their relationship grew from a calculated political move to a passionate affair before devolving into a catastrophic tale of betrayal, murder, and suicide.
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