In 30 B.C., Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII died by suicide after they were defeated by Octavian's forces in a civil war. But what if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian, the man who became ...

Cleopatra and Antony retreated to Alexandria. After prolonged negotiation, Antony's troops defected to Octavian. A year later Octavian marched an army to Egypt to extend his rule, claim his spoils and ...

The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation before ...