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.

In 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated by the senate, and Cleopatra returned to Egypt ... by then as her country flourished. Arriving to meet him in her golden barge, she dazzled him with ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Two of the world’s most powerful men fell for her—Julius Caesar and Roman general Mark Antony. “MARBLE PORTRAIT OF CLEOPATRA VII,” CA 50-30 B.C.; CHRISTOPH GERIGK, AT ALTES MUSEUM ...

Julius Cesar and Cleopatra in the Horrible Histories TV series After the stuff about hiding in carpets, bathing in milk and being bitten by snakes (more on some of that later), the most famous ...

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 ...

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 ...