Cleopatra in 20 fascinating facts

The life of Cleopatra - informative, historical, and told in a pleasing and relaxing manner with striking art. The story is broken down into 20 easy to digest chapters.

Cleopatra, the last Pharaoh of Egypt (ruled 51-30 BC) came from Greek Macedonian family. She was crowned along side her 10 year old brother, Ptolemy. A civil war broke out between Ptolemy and and Cleopatra and was only decided by the intervention of Rome's Julius Caesar.

Her life famously entailed love, politics, and plots. This documentary sets her life in the context of the power struggle at the end of the Roman Republic that paved the way for the the Empire.

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0:00 Intro
0:35 1) The Greek Origins of the Famed Egyptian Queen
0:57 2) Alexandria, The Greek Capital of Ancient Egypt
3:22 3) Cleopatra Rules with her 7 Year Old Brother
4:32 4) The Cruel Fate of Pompey the Great
5:49 5) The Queen who was Wrapped in a Rug
7:04 6) The Seductive Power of Cleopatra
8:33 7) Cleopatra's Beauty Regime
9:31 8) Caesar Sets Fire to the Egyptian Fleet
10:53 9) The Son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra
11:55 10) Julius Caesar's Triumph over Egypt
13:06 11) Cleopatra and the Assassination of Caesar
14:23 12) Marcus Antonius aka Mark Antony
15:19 13) Cleopatra Meets Mark Antony
16:38) 14) The Scandalous Love Affair of Antony and Cleopatra
17:42 15) Mark Antony's Marital Problems
18:42 16) How Mark Antony and Cleopatra Overstepped the Line
20:02 17) The Battle of Actium 31 BC
21:36 18) The Tragic Suicides of Antony and Cleopatra
23:26 19) How Octavian Demonised Cleopatra
24:25 20) Cleopatra in Brief