Antony and Cleopatra
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He oversees the rapid construction of a powerful naval force and confronts the combined fleets of Antony and Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Octavian pursued the vanquished pair, and soon after he invaded Egypt in 30 BCE, Marc Antony and Cleopatra died by suicide.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Namely, the latest dish that Shakespeare News Network anchors Benedick and Beatrice impart to viewers, about Antony and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Gertrude and a batch of other Elizabethan celebrities.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022
The focus is on Antony and Cleopatra as mature lovers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
Both Mark Antony and Cleopatra must have realized the strength of their combined political power as their personal feelings for each other took hold.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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