It's History

The Power of Sex - Cleopatra, Caesar and Mark Antony (6x9)

Uitzenddatum: Okt 03, 2015

Cleopatra, the most famous queen of Egypt, reigned as last female pharao. She fell for the powerful Roman statesman Julius Caesar and her son Caesarion is said to have been their illegitimate son. After his assassination she would form an alliance with Marcus Antonius, also known as Mark Antony, who would play a critical role in the transformation of Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. Following their marriage they would have to fight their enemy Octavian, who saw his power threatened by their combined strength. Learn all about the final showdown between their two armies and the following legacy that would form the Roman Empire on this episode of BATTLEFIELDS.