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After Antony's death, and the defeat of her forces by Octavian, Cleopatra commits suicide. It is believed that she may have had a poisonous snake smuggled into her room in a basket of figs and that she allowed the snake to bite her.
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Antony's army loses a battle with Octavian's army and Cleopatra doubts Antony's ability to protect her. Octavian tells her that he will make a deal with her to protect her if she kills Antony.
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Cleopatra decides that she cannot kill Antony or force him to leave Egypt, so she tries to trick him into thinking she is dead. When he hears that she is dead, Antony falls on his sword and later dies, but not before hearing that Cleopatra was alive.
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After Antony declares Ptolemy Caesar, Cleopatra's son, Caesar's rightful heir instead of Octavian, Octavian says that Antony is being completely controlled by Cleopatra. He declares war on Cleopatra.
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Cleopatra gives birth to Ptolemy Philadelphus, Antony's son. It is not known what happened to him, but it is believed that he died from an illness as a child.
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Even though he is already married, Antony marries Cleopatra. This is illegal and starts a battle with Octavian, Julius Caesar's adopted son and ruler of Rome.
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Cleopatra gives birth to twins, a boy named Alexander and a girl named Cleopatra. Antony is the father of the children.
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Marc Antony asks Cleopatra to give him money to help pay for an invasion of the Persian Empire. He falls for her charming personality and intelligence, while she is interested in him because she needs a new Roman leader to protect her.
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Caesar is assassinated when his rivals believe he is becoming too powerful. Cleopatra takes their son and returns to Egypt, where she orders Ptolemy XIV poisoned to death so that her son can be a co-ruler.
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Cleopatra gives birth to Ptolemy Caesar, the son of Julius Caesar. Egyptians call the boy Little Caesar.
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Caesar's army defeats Ptolemy XIII, who drowns while trying to escape the battlefield. Caesar says that Cleopatra and another brother, Ptolemy XIV, are the new rulers of Egypt.
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Guardians for Cleopatra's brother force her to leave Alexandria and go to Syria. She raises an army to prepare to confront Ptolemy XIII.
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Cleopatra goes to the home of the Roman military leader, Julius Caesar, to talk him into helping her defeat her brother. She smuggles herself into Caesar's home by rolling herself into a carpet and he is amused by her courage.
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After father dies, 18 year-old Cleopatra and her brother become co-rulers of Egypt. Her brother, Ptolemy XIII, is 10 years old.
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Although exact details about her birth are not known, Cleopatra is believed to have been born in 69 B.C. Her father, Ptolemy XII is the King of Egypt for almost 40 years.
