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richness. Together they set up court in Alexandria, an arrangement that elevated Cleopatra from protected sovereign to a fully independent monarch.Cleopatra and Antony shared a legendary love matched by their insatiable appetite for empire. They eventually married and became the “Power Couple” of the eastern Mediterranean. Antony tried to bring some Roman territories under her domain and he declared Cleopatra’s son Caesarion to be the son and rightful heir to Julius Caesar.That infuriated Mark Antony’s Roman rival Octavian, who went to war against them. Antony and Cleopatra were quickly defeated at the battle of Actium in 31 . Legend tells us that Cleopatra spread false rumors of her death. Consumed by grief over her death, Antony stabbed himself. But word came she was still alive and Antony’s followers carried him to Cleopatra where he died in her arms.After 22 years as queen, Cleopatra’s fortunes were fast unraveling. She tried in vain to