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Here lies

the body of Caesar.

Here lies the heart

and soul of Rome!

All this he dreamed,

all this he built,

all this he conquered!

Romans, romans,

there are those who said

that his dreams were too vast.

Arrogance, they said!

I say vision!

They could not abide his

greatness because they felt

too small beside it!

So these small men,

they did this!

They cut the heart out of Rome!

You remember what they did

to this man

because I swear to you,

my countrymen,

to my last dying breath,

I will avenge his death!

I will avenge Caesar,

I will avenge Rome!

Charge!

Release!

Hold!

Cassius!

Ya!

Cassius!

Marc Antony,

let me die with honor.

Have mercy! Oh!

Ah

Antony.

Congratulations on

your great victory.

It's a pity you were

too ill to take part.

There will be other battles.

Yes, I'm sure of it.

Cassius is dead by his own hand.

Excellent!

It's been a long,

hard struggle.

But Caesar is avenged.

Three years is long enough.

It isn't over yet.

Brutus is still at large.

He, too, perished

by his own hand.

Then he died

a respectable death.

Why did you do this?

Because I plan to take

the traitor's head back to Rome

to lay at the head

of Caesar's statue.

Caesar would've

never desecrated

the bodies of his enemies.

He murdered Caesar.

He was an assassin.

And you are a butcher!

Ugh.

Octavius will invade Egypt.

It's just a matter of time.

Octavius might be too busy,

your majesty.

He and Marc Antony are

now ruling Rome as one.

What do you

make of that, rufio?

Unlikely allies,

your highness.

Sooner or later, there will be

a reckoning between them.

And when

that reckoning comes,

which side will you choose?

How long can I rely on you

to protect Egypt?

To my death, your majesty.

It was Caesar's wish.

There is no mention of

caesarian in Caesar's will,

and without Caesar

to protect us,

who's going to guarantee

our independence?

I will.

I'm building ships.

We will soon have a great Navy

to defend our borders.

It'll cost us a fortune,

your majesty.

All that matters

is keeping octavius out.

He has already tried

to kill my son once,

and he will try again.

What are you saying?

Do you intend

to wage war on octavius?

I intend to protect my child.

We'll be ready,

ready with

the most powerful

fleet in the world.

I want to show you

a very wonderful thing

in the night sky.

Look.

Is that a shooting star?

Oh, no, my love.

That is your father.

He's taking his place

for the gods.

He's there to watch over you,

your father, the great Caesar.

We call her a six,

three tiers of oars

on each side.

There is no vessel on

the seas mightier than this.

Is she fast enough?

Well, there are faster ships,

but what is speed over power?

She was built to do battle,

not race, and she is unsinkable.

How many of

these ships altogether?

Over 200, your majesty.

Good.

I'm greatly pleased.

This will bankrupt Egypt,

you know.

Better a bankrupt

Egypt than a conquered one.

And what will we do

with this Navy?

Do you honestly expect to go up

against all the might of Rome?

Perhaps not all of it.

My fleet is ready.

Where is Marc Antony now?

In tarsus, I believe.

Tarsus, that's halfway here.

Then I must bring him

all the way.

I must go there at once.

The future of Egypt

depends on it.

Prepare the royal barge for war.

For...

For war?

Yes, a different kind of war.

So we are running out of

provisions, and the men have

not been paid for months.

They love you now, imperator,

but how long will it last?

What is that?

The queen of Egypt, who else?

Welcome, dionysus.

Well, this is

an unexpected pleasure.

You never came

to Egypt to visit me.

Well, you never invited me.

For three years, I've waited.

You were too busy

fighting wars.

I'm never that busy.

Shall we retire?

Of course.

To dinner.

Of course.

Why did you come to see me?

Because you

were Caesar's friend,

because you're my friend.

Brave gentlemen, allow me

to salute you all for your valor

and loyalty to Marc Antony.

To Marc Antony!

And to Antony's new

friendship with Egypt.

As a token of

that friendship,

I offer you

this trifle of a gift.

To celebrate the new alliance

between Marc Antony and

the queen of Egypt.

Well, you're in

a generous mood.

Why are you doing this?

Egypt is bountiful.

It pleases me

to share her riches.

Are you trying to bribe me?

I don't bribe, Antony.

I command.

If you truly wish

to be my ally...

I am your ally.

I just want to be

more than that.

We will talk tomorrow

when you're more in

possession of your self.

Good night.

Wait, wait.

Look, Antony.

It's you.

Why have you put

on this charade?

How dare you invade

my privacy?

Leave us.

Did you come all the way here

just to make a fool of me?

Leave this room at once.

And all night long,

you toy with me,

and then you deny me.

You don't want me!

No, I don't want you!

Then damn it, woman,

what do you want?

It's not what I want.

It's what you must do.

We could rule Egypt

and Rome together, you and I,

with my son on the throne.

What are you saying?

Are you mad?

If we don't,

octavius will kill us both.

Can't you see that?

No, all I see is a mad queen,

an enchantress

who's lusting for power!

And all I see

is a common soldier

lusting for sport.

You just follow orders,

groveling before octavius.

Grovel?

I grovel before no man

and no woman!

Then be strong,

be like Caesar!

I am not Caesar.

No, you're not.

Do you feel

this beating heart?

That's life you feel,

not a dead king, not a memory!

That's me, Marc Antony,

here with you right now!

I'm not your sport, general.

Now, go away!

Ahh!

I surrender.

Oh, your body

is so different.

Than Caesar's?

Uh-huh.

Younger, but more scars.

Ah!

I never thought I would know

another man's body in this way.

I need to spend

more time with you.

What are the conditions

of my surrender?

Come to me in Egypt.

Time is slower there,

exquisitely slow.

Then I will.

After you break your

alliance with octavius.

Do you have any idea

what that would mean?

It would be civil war,

tear Rome apart.

I can't do that.

Then you'll

never see me again.

Do you accept my terms?

Do you, my love?

Don't ask me that.

Answer me.

Cleopatra, please.

I need you to answer me.

No! No!

I can't go against my country.

Then go back to your

superiors in Rome, soldier.

You're late.

No, I'm just not as

obsessively punctual as you,

octavius.

Caesar, not octavius.

That title,

that has to be earned, octavius.

We have called this meeting

to divide all Roman provinces

between the two of you as

co-consuls for the sake of Rome.

The last thing we want

is another civil war.

I do not want such a war.

I just don't care for the

arrogance of a man who thinks

he can succeed Caesar.

Caesar himself chose me

as his heir.

You deceived him

into thinking you were worthy.

Silence, you two.

Both of you were allies in war.

We expect you to be

allies in peace, to govern

the empire equally.

As long as he stays

on his side of the world,

and I'll stay on mine.

Now, I'll take the lands of

the east, including Egypt.

Of course.

Who better to govern a land

of such decadence and luxury?

That would be agreeable except

that I have business in Egypt.

If you want to avoid

a civil war, then you will stay

out of Egypt.

You can have everything else.

Take it or leave it.

Very well then.

I'll take Spain,

Gaul and Africa.

Then it's agreed,

the east for Antony,

the west for octavius...

I mean, Caesar.

Are we understood?

Mm-hmm.

Well, that depends.

A private pact between

two powers can be a frail thing.

I think our new friendship

requires a more

personal guarantee.

Meaning what exactly?

A more binding union.

I have a sister, octavia.

You have no wife,

and you'd be a member

of our family.

Then our interest

would be the same.

I'll even make you

a wedding present,

the Roman legions in Gaul.

Do you accept?

You must help her

get Antony out of her head.

You must.

She should not fear Antony's

marriage to octavia.

Your majesty.

Please awaken.

Do not destroy yourself

for the sake of Antony.

Do not name that traitor!

Isis, Isis.

Please help me.

This is me, and there,

on the right,

are you.

But it doesn't look like me.

It's not supposed to.

All pharaohs are made

to look alike

because our line is timeless

and unchanging.

Forgive me.

I didn't mean to frighten you.

My brethren and I welcome you,

daughter of Isis,

to the temple of the sun.

Why are you here, goddess?

I thought it was time

for my son to learn about

our gods and perhaps

find answers about myself,

about my destiny.

You'll find them here.

Come with me.

Alone, please.

This is where your father,

the sun, comes every morning

to touch the sacred obelisk

and greet the day.

The sun is reborn.

The sacred cobra, goddess,

your protectress.

Ordinary men, she kills,

but if she bites an immortal,

such as yourself, it's a gift.

The fangs of a cobra can take

you directly to the gods.

Mmm.

Mardian!

Yes, yes, yes.

Where's my Navy?

Where's my army?

Where...

Get me the generals,

get me the admirals,

the romans are attacking!

It's Marc Antony,

your majesty.

What is taking him so long?

Apparently, Alexandria has

taken a liking to lord Antony.

My most gracious queen.

My most unexpected guest.

My humble respects,

king ptolemy Caesar,

lord of two lands.

This little creature managed

to find its way onto my ship.

I thought perhaps he might make

you a suitable companion.

I hope you and he can

become great friends.

Thank you, general.

Why have you come?

Are you here to collect taxes,

steal grain for Egypt's debt,

inspect your conquest?

I'm here to taste Egypt's

pleasures and to bear you

a fine gift: Myself.

Marc Antony comes not

to conquer Egypt

but to surrender to her charms.

I have no feelings for octavia.

I only did that

to guarantee peace.

You are my friend yet you

married my worst enemy's sister!

There was a reason.

Octavius...

Has the greatest soldier

in the world become

the greatest liar?

I had to secure the east...

I trusted you!

In order to protect you.

To protect

your own interests!

Octavius has pledged

to stay out of Egypt!

And you believe him,

of course.

Will you please be silent,

god above.

How could you?

Forget octavia!

I married for convenience.

Now I live for love.

Cleopatra, there's a great noise

in my heart.

My eyes, they are clear

now because I see only you.

Everything I could ever want,

everything I could ever treasure

is right here with you.

I give myself to you, my queen.

I'm yours now.

In the eyes of the gods,

we are already one.

I give myself.

I give myself to Egypt.

I could never

get enough of you.

Do you feel the same?

Yes, Egypt.

I could never leave you.

There's so much to do together,

so much to see and explore.

And conquer?

I was talking about

your country.

I want to learn everything

about it, every detail.

Mmm.

I haven't felt

this alive since...

Shh!

Don't talk about the past.

Your life is just beginning.

Citizens of Alexandria,

I stand before you with

all the might of Rome,

and I hereby declare

that queen Cleopatra,

widow of Gaius Julius Caesar,

was his once true

and legal wife!

And that their child,

ptolemy Caesar, is the true,

legitimate and only son

of great Caesar!

Come forth, young Caesar!

Let your people see you!

But let it be known

throughout the world

that I, Marcus Antonius,

have renounced

my false Roman marriage

and have taken as my wife,

queen Cleopatra!

And as a token

to this great union,

I hereby bequeath to

the throne of ptolemy

the land of Syria

to the limits of its borders!

Not only does he proclaim

an Egyptian bastard

as heir to Rome,

he secedes the wealth of Syria

to a foreign power.

Shame!

Now far be it from me

to say that Marc Antony

is not an honorable man.

Yet, there he remains in

the east wallowing in the mud

with the whore of the nile,

sweating her back, caught by

the same hook as Caesar.

I submit to you, fellow romans,

that Marc Antony has

broken the pact between us.

He has! He has!

For the good of the empire,

I, as co-consul, must do

as Roman justice commands me!

Yes!

War!

I declare a just

and righteous war

against Antony and Cleopatra!

War! War! War!

General!

Come quickly!

Octavius!

Ah, generals grattius

and Cornelius,

try one of these cakes.

They're hard to come by in Gaul.

What are you doing here?

I've come to take command.

These are Antony's men.

Do you have a letter

from Antony?

Antony is no longer

relevant to Roman affairs.

His thoughts are only

of Egypt and Cleopatra.

I will not surrender

the gallic legions

unless Antony personally

instructs me to do so.

Then you will die.

These men are

loyal to Antony!

Yes, but they will

follow your lead.

Antony!

Cornelius!

I will avenge you!

Ah!

Stop him!

Move! Get after him!

He's wonderful

with the child.

I shouldn't wonder.

He's a child himself.

You would do well not

to disparage Antony

in my presence.

Are you that much

in love with him?

Is your judgment that clouded?

I am in love, olympos,

but my mind is clear.

Egypt needs him.

We need Antony's strength.

You haven't really tested his

strength, only his weaknesses.

What do you mean?

You are strong, my queen.

You have the mettle to seize

and heel the world,

but Antony, he wants

only to seize you,

and that makes him weak.

You're wrong, olympos.

Antony does share the vision,

and he's not weak.

Grattius, what is it?

Why have you come to Alexandria?

Your lordship, octavius

has stolen your legions in Gaul.

General Cornelius?

Dead.

He's deliberately

flaunting me!

Octavius has

broken his pledge.

Imperator, go to Rome.

Take your grievance

to the senate!

Strike first, that's what

you said, isn't it?

A civil war?

Romans against

romans, Antony.

You must talk to the senate!

Take the world before

it takes you?

We will not wait for octavius

to come to us.

We will go to him!

Your fleet, my queen.

There is octavius.

We're more than an equal match,

I think.

I don't like it.

What don't you like, general?

It's a bad business,

attacking by sea.

If we really mean to defeat

them, we should do it

the Roman way...

Strike quickly by land.

Octavius has us blockaded

inside the Gulf, general.

We have no choice.

We must fight our way out.

But general,

it's full of dangers.

The enemy is

upon on, comrades!

Prepare your stations!

It will be decided here.

May the gods favor us.

There's Marc Antony's ship.

Faster! Faster!

Faster!

Heave.

Marc Antony thinks

this is a cavalry charge.

If it's a fight he wants...

Patience, Patience,

we'll draw him in.

He's going too fast!

He's too far forward!

He's sailing into a trap!

Light!

Pull back.

Pull back!

Pull it down!

Hold steady!

Boarders!

Octavius!

Release.

Boarders!

Your majesty,

you must get below!

Ah!

Drive them back!

Fight for your queen!

Ah!

Push them back!

Antony!

Where is Antony?

We must find him!

His flagship sank,

your majesty.

He might still be alive.

Forgive me, but he

can't survive that.

Octavius will be searching

for you, my queen.

I can't leave him here!

I must do something!

You must save yourself

while you can for Egypt!

Antony.

Take out the purple sails,

have them ready to hoist

before Alexandria.

Our victory sails?

You heard me.

Now do it!

As you wish, your highness.

Exactly as I wish.

Place the garlands on the bow,

on the mast, as well.

Have the men ready to sing

a victory chant before

we sail into Alexandria.

I shall not allow my people

to see their queen in defeat.

Water here!

Oh!

Isis, my mother,

don't turn from me now.

Don't turn from Egypt.

No!

It's over now.

It's over.

I have good news for you.

Come.

Antony!

Leave us.

Leave us!

Oh, I thought you were dead.

I am dead.

No! No! Don't say that.

This place is like

a gigantic tomb.

Stay here long enough,

one becomes mummified.

You deserted me.

They told me you were dead!

What should I have done?

I saw something tonight

that I could not believe...

A city in victory.

I had to buy time to keep

my people from panic,

to organize a defense!

A defense?

What defense?

Octavius has defeated

us completely!

He has not defeated me!

I still rule Egypt!

How?

By lying to your people?

How could you let them believe

we've triumphed when

we failed so miserably?

We will triumph, Antony!

We will make that falsehood

come true!

You humiliate me

with this vile hypocrisy,

as if I haven't

been humiliated enough!

Be quiet!

Your men will hear you!

My men? What men?

The bottom of the sea is

littered with the bones

of my men!

You still have

four legions loyal to you!

The four legions!

Have you given up hope?

Perhaps I have.

Caesar once stopped

a whole army with only

two legions.

I am not Caesar.

I am not a god.

I am not a king!

I'm a man!

I'm just a man who reached

for too big a prize!

Where is he now?

Octavius has taken pelusium.

That quickly?

Give these to rufio.

Have him deliver them

to octavius.

But these are

the emblems of your office.

Send them to him

with this letter.

I am offering my abdication

if he'll spare caesarian

and let him sit

on the throne of Egypt.

Why, your majesty?

Has it really come to this?

There is no other recourse.

We must buy time.

Go now.

I'll get you!

Down.

Out of my way!

Stop it!

What? What?

Welcome, welcome, Aphrodite.

Welcome to bacchus' beach.

Octavius has

reached ashkelon.

Ashkelon is weeks

away from Alexandria.

Come and dance with us.

Come on! Purge your demons!

How long are you going

to stay drunk?

How would you prefer me?

Perhaps riding in the head

of four legions

to meet him in battle

for yet another

victory celebration?

A true king is not a coward!

I am not a coward.

I am merely a fool in exile

with no place to hide

except my wife's country.

Enough! Enough!

Everybody, out! Out!

Be well.

I trusted you.

I believe in you.

I believed in your strength.

Could I have misjudged you?

You misjudged yourself.

It may be your nature

to see victory in defeat,

but it is not mine, I fear.

I fear.

I fear I can lead no more.

Oh! I should've died.

Where's my sword?

I had a sword.

I must die.

I must die with honor.

My men believed in me.

I must die.

Give me! Stop it!

Give me my sword!

I must have my honor!

That's no honor!

Is this how you want them

to remember you... a man who

no longer believes in himself?

Stand up!

Stand up and fight!

Be a man!

You want me to be a man?

Look at me!

We will fight.

You may tell your queen,

rufio, that I have received

her tokens of submission,

and am most grateful.

As for the request

to spare her son,

I cannot answer

that for the moment.

Why are you still loyal to her?

Has she enchanted you, as well?

I'm under orders from Caesar.

Caesar is dead.

I am Caesar now.

You could be my ears

in Alexandria.

Very well then.

Tell her that before

I can accept her offer,

I would require

some gesture of sincerity.

Tell her to deliver to me

the head of Marc Antony.

You may go.

Provide octavius

with what he requires,

and you will find him

most grateful.

No!

You must.

Your majesty,

in the name of Isis,

please do not forsake

your country, your own child,

not for love.

It would be like

stabbing my own heart.

Better Antony than Egypt.

Better that

than your own son's life.

Take the knife.

I want to share

something with you.

Come.

What's this?

Another temple of death?

It's my tomb, Antony.

When I die, it will

be sealed tight.

Here's where I'll lie

but not be confined.

Beyond flesh, I will journey to

the next life and back at will,

and there,

my sweet noble king,

I have reserved a place

for you to travel with me.

I will lie anywhere with you,

Cleopatra, but I'm not ready

to accept death, not yet,

but tonight, I had a dream.

I was winning a great battle

in the desert.

Even the ground was in my favor.

Octavius' army was marching

on impossible terrain,

no place to deploy,

nowhere to maneuver his army.

If I strike him,

and I strike him hard and fast,

I can stop his momentum.

And finish him in the desert!

Exactly!

So we may finally realize

your vision uniting

east and west

in a new golden age

of light and of love

and dominion.

Antony!

Let me and my men

come with you.

No, I need someone

here I can trust.

You'll see that

the queen is safe?

On my life.

These are just ornaments.

Still, octavius

will not have them.

Your majesty, this is

the whole list.

You must complete this side.

Yes.

Where's caesarian?

I haven't seen him of late.

Why do you wish to know?

No reason.

I fear for his safety.

That is all.

I'm sworn to protect him,

as well as yourself,

your majesty.

Thank you, rufio,

for your loyalty.

There were only

supposed to be six legions.

Imperator, we must withdraw!

Have you lost

your courage, general?

It's not a question

of courage.

These are Roman soldiers.

It's not right for them

to have to fight

their fellow countrymen.

We fight to win, commander.

We fight to win!

Charge!

Antony!

Ya! Ya!

Ya, ya!

Antony!

Close and barricade

the gates!

Come on!

Close the gates!

Get olympos!

We must get caesarian out

of the city now!

The romans are

almost upon us!

Hurry! Hurry!

Caesarian, caesarian,

we're going on a trip.

A beautiful ship is going

to take you to India,

a land of many wonders.

Aren't you coming with me?

No, mama has to stay here.

Are you going to die?

No.

I don't want you to die.

Shh!

I don't want to go.

Shh!

What news?

I couldn't stop them!

Too many!

Octavius is coming!

You must go, my son.

You know why?

'Cause you are

the future of Egypt.

I don't want to go!

He will be safe with me.

He is Egypt.

That is all I've ever lived for.

And now he must live for you.

Oh...

Your majesty!

Is Marc Antony alive?

I do not know, my queen,

but you have to flee the city.

Octavius' army will

be here within the hour.

No!

I will wait for my king.

Your majesty!

There are documents

that have to be destroyed.

Go! Go!

Have you seen caesarian?

Where is he?

Have you seen the child?

Where's the child?

Out of the way!

What are you doing here?

Your queen needs you on guard.

Where's the boy?

He's not here by

the blessings of Isis.

Not here?

What do you mean?

It doesn't matter.

He's safe.

Listen to me, mardian.

Caesarian is in grave danger.

Now you must tell me

where to find him.

Yes, I promised

the queen that i...

I'm the only one that

can protect him!

He's out of the country,

isn't he? Where?

Judea, Syria?

No matter.

We'll find him.

Why are you doing this?

How can you turn

against your queen?

She's not my queen,

you fat little fool!

I answer only to Rome!

Traitor! Traitor!

Goddess! Goddess!

Wait!

I brought you this from

the temple of the sun,

goddess, to help you

speed your way.

Out of the way!

Ya!

Whoa!

Tell your queen

it's Marc Antony!

Your majesty!

It's Antony!

Antony!

Ah!

Antony!

He lives!

Bring him inside!

Close up the gates!

Seal all the entrances

and exits.

Hail, Caesar.

Did you kill the boy?

Antony, my husband, my love,

don't leave without me!

Look at me, Antony!

Look at me!

As you command, my queen.

We lost the day.

In my eyes,

you are greatness.

I'm here.

I'm here with you.

Don't stay!

Don't stay with me!

Fight!

I'm not leaving you.

I'll be waiting for you

in the next life.

I see nothing but you.

I'll never be

further from you than this.

Halt!

Antony!

Queen Cleopatra!

Come out!

Yield yourself to me!

Open the door!

Is she alive?

I don't know.

Get the battering ram.

Caesar.

So Antony has gone

to join Caesar.

No, he's here with me.

Take the riches of Egypt.

Then let me die properly.

I have no desire for you

to die.

I've conquered a great country,

a great queen.

It's my wish that

you accompany me to Rome.

So you can walk me

behind your chariots,

your Egyptian prize,

octavius' trophy?

That would do, yes.

I answer to no earthly

superior much less a mortal

like yourself.

I am a goddess.

I am immortal.

Ah, yes,

the daughter of Isis.

You and I are very much alike...

Compelled to follow

our own natures,

fulfill our destinies.

But I have won, Cleopatra,

and you will come to Rome.

I will come with you to Rome,

but I want something in return.

Anything.

I can be very generous.

Let my son rule Egypt.

Not for the moment, no.

Then let me give Antony

an Egyptian burial

here in this place,

and I will come to you

as the queen of Egypt

bowing to the might of Rome.

Very well.

I need time to prepare.

And the emblems of my office?

Of course, you can have them.

I have no use for them.

I have what I want.

Make sure she doesn't

harm herself.

Wait for me, Antony.

I won't be long.

Where is our queen?

What have you done with her?

Why weren't you here

to protect me, rufio?

I regret that it was

not possible, your majesty.

We need to be alone

to pray away from Roman eyes.

I'm afraid

I can't allow that.

You should know

our ways by now.

Don't you trust me?

I have trusted you

all these years.

Where is our queen?

What have you done with her?

We want our queen!

No!

Open the doors, your majesty!

Open them now or

I'll have to break them down!

Get the ram!

Citizens of Alexandria,

you have nothing

to fear from Caesar.

Egypt and Rome have

always been close.

Magnificent, isn't it?

We want our queen!

Come on!

Bring the basket now.

Quickly.

Your majesty, let us

come with you on your journey.

It's a longer journey

than you may care to take.

We have no one but you.

You're our only world.

Then we shall go

to the next world together.

Your queen...

Your queen accepts Caesar

as her friend and sovereign.

What is that?

Come.

Take me to Isis.

Again!

Put your backs into it!

Harder!

Get these doors open!

Lay me down.

One night more...

And the sun will be reborn,

and the waters of the nile...

The nile...

Will rise

and fall.

Hit it!

It's giving!

Come on!

Leave us.

Wait for me.

You've won, Cleopatra.

Farewell, Egypt.