Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

And as the ruler of a client Kingdom, Ptolemy was raised and educated in Rome. He was sent by his parents for schooling, a common practice for princes of client kingdoms annexed to Rome.

Meanwhile, Rome was also engaged in a civil war as Julius Caesar battled his rival, Pompey. Pompey, struggling to beat Caesar, fled to Egypt for help. But Ptolemy, trying to impress Caesar ...

The following year, Caesar returned home and, in 46 BC, was named dictator of Rome. Cleopatra followed, bringing along her young son Ptolemy XV Caesar, also called Caesarion, whom she claimed was ...

In 48 BC, Egypt became involved in the conflict between Julius Caesar and Pompey in Rome. Pompey had fled to Egypt’s capital, Alexandria, where he was executed under the order of Ptolemy.

Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan), now supreme ... with Cleopatra during a magnificent reception for the Queen in Rome, Caesar is assassinated shortly thereafter, and Cleopatra returns ...