The Ptolemaic Dynasty, established by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, ruled Egypt for almost three centuries.

In the middle of the civil war that would bring him to power, Julius Caesar spent the winter of 48 BC in Egypt. There he met Cleopatra, the woman who would set Roman nerves on edge for most of the ...

In 2025, the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, will present a cultural-historical exhibition focused on Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. Running from April 13 to ...

Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) hasn't been on the throne of the Pharaohs of Egypt very long when Julius Caesar (Claude Rains) pays a visit. Caesar finds the prospect of romance more tempting than he ...

After Caesar's assassination, his heir Octavian battled Antony for control of the Roman Empire for more than a decade; following Antony and Cleopatra's defeat at Actium, Octavian's forces entered ...

Stratford Shakespeare Festival presents: Caesar and Cleopatra. Shaw's legendary wit turns political drama into sparkling comedy when veteran strategist Julius Caesar becomes mentor to the ...

Cleopatra and Marc Antony killed themselves ... to create a dynasty to rule Rome for generations to come. To avoid Caesar’s fate, Augustus charmed the Senate and the people by pretending to ...

In 48 B.C., Julius Caesar (Sir Rex Harrison) pursues Pompey from Pharsalia to Egypt. Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan), now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra VII ...

SYNOPSIS: Roman emperor Julius Caesar meets the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra, courts her and tutors her in the ways of the politics of his land in George Bernard Shaw's 1898 play.