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What is it?

Is anything wrong?

Were you tormented by some nightmare, Divine One? Is there anything I can do

soothe your nerves?

It was awful. I dreamt that Caesar was assassinated. It was so real.

It was so vivid.

Not like a dream at all.

I hope it's not a premonition.

You are the reincarnation of Isis. Maybe the gods are trying to warn you of some

imminent danger.

We are both in Rome now.

And Romans practice another religion, like so many other things.

Romans prohibit our religion.

Theirs is the only way.

Anything that does not conform to their beliefs is forbidden.

Religious, legal, and political ideas.

I miss Egyptian soil.

It's such a waste of time, so boring, sitting around doing nothing in Rome on

the Tiber. What a ghastly place it is, so grandiose, but awful.

Will I ever see my homeland again?

What have I come to do here? It's pointless.

In this horrible place, I'm nothing.

It's an impossible position.

Oh, Isis, gentle goddess, why do you torture my nights?

Why deny me the serenity that other women enjoy?

Have I incurred your wrath that you fill my mind with fearful images?

O Isis, what must be done to obtain your good graces?

Reveal your secret so that I can offer you my devotion.

Let me know, O mother of the world, mother of creation.

Let me know what I must do.

Give me a sign.

What is your answer?

I beg you.

What else could I sacrifice that I haven't given away already? What can I

to you, my goddess, that would restore my greatness?

I shall wait for whatever sign. What are you doing here?

My queen, any common mortal can dirty their knees on the floor of the temple.

My queen, don't forget your position.

It is I, the humble servant of the temple, who should be groveling at your

I come to seek guidance.

From my goddess.

Are you not a goddess in your own right? You have no need to beg favors of

another.

Rise, my queen.

And remember who you are.

You are descended from Isis.

And one day you will rule at her side.

In the temple.

And so it's up to you, my queen, to interpret the omens and messages of the

gods.

You are loved, hated, admired, and despised, but by those beneath you,

time is of no consequence to you as it is for us mere mortals who can but envy

you. I am astonished you demand more when you possess so much already. Is

anything besides beauty and power a queen needs?

The throne of Rome.

Oh, Spirina, what brings you here? Have you been wandering up and down the

colonnade for long?

Not long.

It's been a short wait. Such virtue.

My, we're religious, aren't we?

No, we're... You should know.

How mysterious.

Oh, you are sensitive.

They say that, as well as being an interpreter of omens, specializing in

study of the entrails of sacrifices.

You have quite a reputation as a poet.

And I'm very fond of poetry.

Quote me a piece.

Go on.

Why quote? You deserve a new one.

Your hair is like silk.

Your eyes are like stars.

Your skin is like the petals of a rose.

Don't I inspire you?

Surely you can think of something better than that.

I can.

I can think of several things. All of them very exciting.

Well?

You'll burn your fingers.

I've been burned before.

Camus always tries to seduce the queen's lovers, but all she manages to do is

warm them up. Come with me to my chamber.

I have a sudden inspiration.

It doesn't matter that your puberty was long ago. You haven't changed.

You're still as lovely as the child I first saw in the Alexandrian palace.

The perfume of your hair is as sweet as marigolds, fresh as the

dew on the grass at dawn's early light.

There's no end to your generosity.

Your words surely come from the gods.

What do I have to do to receive?

Such favors.

You can't mean you need favors from them.

They should be the ones who are at your feet.

If I were loved by a god, I should feel more like a goddess.

I might feel immense joy if I could inflict a little pain upon those gods

made me suffer, though.

Nobody but my dearest Caesar deserves to have me without suffering.

But does he love me?

Some people can't abide me. I love you, my

queen. But you're not a man.

Oh, noble sir, I beg your assistance.

My friend Ananka has terrible cramps in her stomach.

I don't know what to do.

Oh, Ananka, are you all right? Oh, I don't think I

can stand it.

The pain's so awful.

Don't worry, dear. I brought a man to help you.

What seems to be the trouble?

She's been complaining of abdominal pains.

My noble tribune. I'm not a tribune.

Consul, then. Nor a consul, I have to inform you.

What then?

I don't understand.

You have no need to worry.

I have the power to heal. I'm a professional healer.

The pain's so bad.

Tell me where to place my hands.

seems to be the place.

Oh?

Oh, quick.

This is the place where the pain's worst.

You can

see what agony she's in, poor creature.

Relax.

His masculine hands will soon soothe you. Oh, become of me, I'm afraid.

Oh, yes, that's right.

The man's a marvel.

I don't know how you do it.

My duty to my goddess is to make some sort

of sacrifice.

What do you suggest?

Will my body do?

I feel it.

I feel it.

What do you feel?

I feel the evil.

I feel it in my fingertips.

But it's coming. It's coming out through my fingers.

It's passing from your body into mine.

Soon you will feel no more pain.

Your pain will turn to pleasure and then we take a gift of white lilies to the

temple.

There really is magic.

Is the treatment beginning to work?

How are you feeling?

I feel much better now.

This pain is much sweeter.

Is there something you can do for me?

I'm about to feel sick, too.

No need to worry. He'll cure you.

Always doing me such a lot of good.

Spurina. You are expected by the Queen.

Oh, I was just... performing a service.

Sorry to interrupt you. You don't mean that. Call me whenever you need me.

Do you think Kelmis won't give us away?

I think she has more common sense.

That's true. We know enough about her intrigues to keep her quiet.

Tribunes, consuls, generals, politicians and conspirators.

She's convinced that it won't be long before they tell her everything.

And she can sell the information to her lover, Dolabella.

But I doubt he'd need her information.

This Dolabella, chief consul of Rome, he sees a spy pretty obviously, and

Cleopatra's, and almost everybody else's.

Including us. Yes, she doesn't know Dolabella's our lover.

I've been waiting all morning for you, Spurina.

Is this the latest fashion in Rome? To keep a queen waiting?

I'm sorry, but I was detained, my queen.

I was called to the bed of a sick woman.

And there's little doubt that the lady was beautiful.

Did you cure her ailment? Yes.

I think she was cured.

I trust there won't be any more.

I'll make sure there aren't.

I hope you are going to interpret the oracle.

An eagle circled high in the sky over the city, proud and majestic, sure of

supremacy.

That's certainly a good omen.

But suddenly, several hawks descended upon it.

The eagle?

No harm came to it, my queen. It continued, unruffled and unverturbed on

flight.

I understand. That eagle, of course, represented the divine Caesar.

How could he fear a few hawks?

It's more natural that hawks fear the eagle.

Hawks fear nothing when they unite in great numbers.

Caesar's no ordinary eagle.

In Alexandria, he did battle like no one ever did before.

Not even gods can alter what's written in the scrolls of destiny.

I know, but he thinks he's going to be immortal.

Only he doesn't know.

He'll meet an early death.

It's waiting, and nobody has a hope of cheating it.

There's no real explanation. I only know it's just a fear I have inside that

he's in danger. You're the only one here I can trust, Spurina.

We must await other signs.

I'm afraid, Spurina.

Do not worry about Caesar.

The eagle will vanquish the hawks. I'm deeply indebted, and I promise to repay

you.

Cleopatra's nervous. She's been upset by the oracles.

It's the fault of that fake mystic, Spurina.

Shut up and keep it down.

Walls may not have ears, only they hear a lot. You know, they often see, too.

Who was invited to the Lupercelli dinner?

The Tribune Flavius and Miss Sala.

Miss Sala?

He spends his time farting in the Senate, attacking the Queen of Egypt. He

her the royal slut.

Tell me, who else was there?

Anyone I know?

Artemidorus, you know, that poet.

And Claudius.

Oh, and Senator Metellus Simber, you know?

He's that stupid moralist, isn't he?

He courted me furiously.

I thought boys were his thing. I found that out the soft way.

You're pretty good at that.

Oh, better than Cleopatra?

Better than Helen Troy.

Who else was among the guests?

Senator Gaius? What, Gaius?

Cassius? Joe!

You don't mean it.

Cassius.

I want you to find out everything you can about him.

Use every means you can. It's getting very near the hour when our plan goes

effect.

Don't let me down.

Do I have to go through with all this?

Why wasn't I born a rich girl?

What's that?

Your people are the people of Rome.

Silent people, who may one day find their voice in sin.

A group of people cannot have one voice. When the cup overflows, the parting

must end, Cassius.

A wise observation, my queen.

You cannot call me your queen yet.

What's that?

Thank you, Guruji.

The right emperor might just persuade the people to dance as well as sing.

Who is this emperor you are alluding to?

Certainly not some emperor who calls himself a god.

Caesar is a true god.

I'd like to see you dance, Cleopatra.

Only gods see me dance.

And no man has witnessed your homage to Terpsichore yet?

Oh,

my God.

Just you get over here.

I think he was happy as we made pride of us when we sacrificed our virginity to

him. Come along with us. Can I go to sleep? I just want to go to sleep.

Just keep it over here.

Come on. Wake up. We need you.

I can't sleep.

Then we can go to your place.

Hey, don't do that. I like it.

I never met anyone so cynical.

Cynical, perhaps, but devoted to you.

Devotion can be very easily turned to adulation, especially between a man and

woman, Cassius, you know.

I know we all love you madly.

You are a symbol, and we each dream that one day we will have you.

Don't you call that adulation?

I would say it's more.

The feel of your skin makes me tingle.

Pardon the intrusion, Your Highness, but this Egyptian insisted on being brought

into your presence.

Have courage. Let me see your eyes.

My goddess, daughter of Hutt and Jeb of Egypt, you need only know I am a man

of honor who comes here to prostrate himself at the feet of his goddess, as

many of his countrymen would only dream of doing.

The priests of our land have sent me on a mission of great importance.

To free...

How could men like that gain entrance to my quarters?

Here it is.

Here's the reason he was able to get in.

It's the seal of the priestly sect of the Cupid's, which would never arouse

suspicion of your guards.

That explains it all.

I was considered a traitor to the sect.

I scorned the traditional guards.

If I'm a good judge, they'll have sent other assassins.

I must reward you, Cassius, for saving my life.

I'm afraid that knife would have proved me all too mortal.

I would have preferred, my queen, to fight a worthier adversary.

You are an expert in the art of Aesculapius.

I really only wanted to honor the hand that was raised to strike down my enemy.

That same hand could strike down a friend.

I know.

Cleopatra, I must tell you...

I find it very hard to believe that you are as ingenuous as you look.

A famous queen.

A goddess, no less. Running after Caesar like some servant girl in love.

A man like that should be at your feet.

Now you're acting like a queen.

And a very spoiled queen at that.

You see in Caesar the fulfillment of your dreams, of power and glory.

But to Caesar, you are nothing but a courtesan, Cleopatra, merely his current

favorite.

There's no doubt I'm adored. My emperor's passion is true.

Caesar has chosen Octavian as his heir.

Caesarian, the child that you presented Caesar with, is rumored to be Antony's,

a splendid reason for Caesar to spurn it.

It's not so. Those are only filthy rumors without foundation, spread around

that heartless woman he calls Calpurnia.

If Caesar were to die, you'd find no one here to support you. Listen to me,

Cleopatra. The time is almost right for us.

The senators here in Rome are weary of being at the dictates of Caesar.

I want you to know the Republicans are plotting, but they have no leader.

They need someone courageous to spur them on.

A bold man who's bound to win.

Caesar's days are numbered.

I don't believe Brutus is the right man either.

Nor any of those that follow him.

He has none of the right qualities.

I don't want to be involved in it.

But you can't help being involved in it, Cleopatra.

Whether you like it or not you're completely in it up to your eyebrows

with Caesar are not enough for you.

You have no wish merely to obtain Rome's friendship.

You want to rule her.

Isn't that what you want to do?

War has taught me many things.

I know what I want.

And I know how to achieve it.

Don't think you can conquer me like some foreign land.

You're behaving like a thief.

We're both thieves.

And Caesar's worse than the two of us put together.

With Caesar out of the way, I could be ruler.

You will rule at my side, Cleopatra.

I would share my throne with you.

Caesar made you no such offer, nor would he ever.

You are Egypt.

But with me, you could rule the world.

Together we would have the power of the gods.

What are your conditions?

Your army and your navy.

To withstand any attack by Octavian.

No, not now, Dolabella.

This is a subject I do not wish to discuss.

I haven't time to waste on such foolishness. I'm much too busy.

Oh, please, forgive me, Divine Caesar.

I thought it was my duty to warn you.

I wish you'd look me in the eyes when you're speaking.

It's not the best way to inspire confidence.

The most unfortunate manner you have, Dolabella.

My loyalty to you is unceasing.

I never fail to keep my eyes and ears open.

Nothing escapes me.

I use every means available to achieve my aim, which is your constant

and welfare, my divine Caesar.

Are you trying to tell me something?

Or is it a secret?

I didn't want to upset you, but Cleopatra is involved in a plot against

Oh, come now.

Cleopatra is a fragile creature in need of protection.

I left her in the midst of a pack of jackals who've taken advantage of the

little creature.

Because they hope that she likes intrigue. She's exotic, but she's also

Caesar, you mustn't trust her. She's ambitious and scheming.

Don't be ridiculous, Dolabella. I brought her here.

What reason would she have to plot against me?

They all gather together. You are lying.

It's not right.

Why do you attack Cleopatra this way?

The man you're accusing is Brutus. He's like my own family.

Or is her accomplice Cassius?

A man who owes everything he is to me.

Don't tell me she's plotting with the Republicans or plebeians against me.

I refuse to accept that.

I was their leader, who always returned victorious.

I wanted the Romans to stand up and shout their approval.

I'm theirs.

I'm their future.

Why should they hate me?

Why should they plot against me?

Anyone who tries is bound to fail.

If anyone is plotting around here, it's you.

You're the one who always sees conspirators all around.

I get very irritated by all you foretellers of doom.

Soothsayers. You know what you should do? Carry a little bell so you can

alarm and despondency.

And I don't want to hear another word about the Ides of March.

They'll be gone.

You're playing a dangerous game, Kelmis.

Cleopatra might even consider it treason.

And you're flaunting it right under their royal noses. If they discover what

you're up to, you could be flogged to the bone under Egyptian law.

I'm not afraid of that.

I could risk it all if only I could be a woman like her for just an hour.

About your talk with Caesar.

He wouldn't listen to a word. Because he's convinced that he's a god who's

immortal, silly man.

Our dear Caesar is as cunning as a fox.

And when it comes to shrewdness, he is a god.

And he's going to catch you all too soon.

Why don't you put an end to this secret treachery of yours?

You seem to forget that it is our Caesar who is spreading discord with military

might and secrecy, while at the same time trying to make friends with his

enemies. So you see, my dear Calvus, it is Cleopatra who is the biggest threat

to our future.

She could be poisoned.

That's a way to get rid of her.

Egyptian families have a tradition.

And the Ptolemies are no exception.

Our priests teach them before they reach puberty how to

withstand the effects of poison. There's no point in contemplating

it. Nothing is impossible. She must be killed.

They've doubled her guards.

She's ready.

That priest who attempted to kill her warned her that her life is in danger.

Think of the benefits, Calmus.

If you did it, the plotters would be indebted to you forever.

You'd have everything you ever desired.

It's too risky, Dolabella.

What's the matter with you?

Risky? Better think of an alternative.

Then change your douche.

Let me again.

Let me again.

Why do they?

Noble Tribune Mark Anthony.

How may I serve you?

I hope you didn't have long to wait.

You're more beautiful than ever.

Time has passed since we saw each other.

Yes, two years.

The gods laugh at me when I speak your name in my loneliness.

And remember the good times we had in Alexandria.

It was the happiest time in my life.

May Joel grant my wish that you remember me always.

It won't be easy to forget you.

I was so hoping you would come to me one day.

Caesar sent me.

He was unable to visit you himself.

You know, there was a time when Caesar would not have done that.

I am lucky he picked Mark Antony to send here. He's busy as usual with his

duties as emperor.

His responsibilities keep him more and more a prisoner of his own power.

Big shit.

Is Caesar paying you to deliver this information?

I have great respect for the man he once was.

That is the reason I do what he asks.

That sounds very much like idle sentiment.

You should know him as I do. I know a man of courage.

The noblest one to ever lead this empire.

Now, whatever could that be like?

You're all just a lot of uncivilized barbarians. You have the arrogance of

ignorant, and that is your greatest weakness.

It takes intelligence to govern what you win with brute force.

You'll find Egypt is an example of that.

And next time, tell him to do his own talking.

I've had enough.

How dare he?

If he thinks he can get rid of me easily, he's making a big mistake.

Caesar has deliberately humiliated me by sending me Mark Anthony of all people.

He couldn't even find time to pay his respects to the queen of Egypt. The gods

will protect your beauty, my queen.

Rome is at your feet.

I don't care about Rome. It sucks.

As far as feet are concerned, I want them kissed by Caesar.

Oh, my queen, I beg you to use the wisdom of your ancient and respected

heritage. I urge you.

Human emotions of this kind are worth so little compared to what we hope to gain

for our homeland, which can only be achieved by tact and diplomacy.

The Tribune Mark Antony isn't worth a damn.

I'm sorry, Dolabella.

I heard he's in Caesar's favor.

It won't do him any good.

Anthony picked the wrong friend. Five years ago, he vetoed a motion to condemn

Caesar as an enemy of the state.

This stupid boy will find himself isolated in the future if he's not

There's not a moment to lose.

Nobody will ever stop you from making a successful career.

You're so dashing, Dolla Bella.

Huh?

Dashing? That reminds me. I've got a dash.

You're not walking out on me again.

When I take the throne, we will rule together.

You will be my queen.

But get a tougher whip.

Thank you.

Is there no oil left for our land, Silver Caesar?

It appears not. The servants should be chastised.

You're not wearing the ring I gave you.

Yes, I forgot to put it on again.

I'm sorry.

Caesar, I keep having a terrible dream. Your statue in front of the temple runs

blood and a tumult surrounds you. Please, not now.

You're constantly having grisly nightmares, dear girl.

I want to hear no more of such stories.

This faithful stallion has been my favorite through many a battle.

Just run your hand over his silky coat.

Feel the rippling muscles so strong and sensuous.

Can you feel the sheer power in that body?

Feel that.

No, Caesar.

Why not? He won't mind.

Everything's bitten me, Merit. Bring the antidote, quick.

Yes, at once, my queen.

No one will ever be able to poison me, at least.

Have we brought a good supply?

Yes, plenty, my queen.

Good.

keep going like this. We'll need some more.

Do you think it was done deliberately?

No doubt in my mind.

Damn you, Spirina. You get more attractive

every time I see you.

Forty then. I found that girl I promised you for that special client.

How old is she?

She's twenty. What's her name?

Melita. She's Thracian, with Greek blood.

What's she like?

A great beauty.

Would you like detailed descriptions of her attributes?

No, don't bother.

Tell me about her talents. Now, have I ever let you down? The usual price?

No, double. Your client will pay you well for this one, Fortida. I expect to

well paid, too. So you shall be.

Would you like an advance?

No, money.

It's time to go, Cleopatra.

Brutus is waiting to meet you.

Good evening.

Welcome, my dears. You'd better hurry.

I'm sorry we're late for you.

You're always late, but you're never sorry.

Yes, you're not beautiful.

Forty -nine!

Where's this girl you were telling me about, huh?

Forty -nine!

Bring her sooner or I won't be able to bring me anyone.

And hurry up about it.

Ah.

There you are.

Yes, I am here.

And do not offend me or you will offend Aphrodite herself.

Tonight I want to do this with you for love.

Here, drink this.

You're the first man I ever met who came before he went.

You were wonderful, and I'm a woman who ought to know.

I've been with all kinds of men.

Generals, consuls, many of them patrician, as well as senators, even the

Cassius.

You beachy whore.

You're a damn stinking liar.

How could a woman like you meet the aristocracy?

This is the first time you've been face to face with a man of importance.

Of course you are, dear Brutus.

No woman could resist that noble head on those wide shoulders.

You're in the presence of greatness, you little whore. I guide your destiny.

You realize I am Caesar's chosen successor?

I've the power to hang all my enemies, including Cassius. I'm the governor of

Gaul.

I want no favors.

You hear you?

Or that's for people who are good for nothing, like your friend Cassius and

divine Caesar.

The population wants the downfall of Caesar.

And I have to... They know.

He knows.

And I know that it is my destiny to strike him down.

I'm not afraid to.

Because my people expect it.

Don't they?

There'll never be a united Republic until Rome is cleansed of this pompous

house.

Look, Ananta, her old flame has returned. It's Antony.

Caesar must not be enough for the Egyptian queen.

Yes, and before Caesar it was Cassius. And before Cassius it was Demetrius.

It isn't easy keeping up with all Cleopatra's men. I wonder who will be

Antony. Oh, no doubt it will be Octavius Caesar.

Octavius is more her type. He's such a heartless bastard. And he'll fall

her legs just like the others.

Jobe, I hate that bitch.

Everyone's calling her the royal slut.

Greetings, Divine Queen.

Have you come with more messages may I have a word?

Your own word or did Marc Anthony come as emissary to bring the word of Caesar?

What's the message? There is no message.

I come to see you I'm here just to pay you homage and to kiss you. Goodbye.

I Have to join my ship tomorrow morning at dawn We've no time to lose

Caesar has many enemies Cassius post that he saved him from drowning the

Caesar is a god Cassius is a miserable dog

There's always somebody starting rumors

Use up his power.

And whose side would you be on then?

No plot could ever succeed.

I would expose the plotters one by one.

And a people's court would

try them.

He could come to revolution.

The army would stick with me and defend Caesar.

But we haven't considered the navy.

Be sure you gain control of that, too.

I don't want Caesar to come to any harm.

I can lay the Egyptian navy at your disposal.

To help you defend the throne.

I can enlist the support of all the most powerful leaders of the world.

And they will lend us their armies and their fleets.

But I must have your guarantee to convince them.

Kelmus is starting to worry.

Yeah, the old bitch is scared.

She's about to be unmasked by somebody and then denounced.

And Cleopatra will toast her toes.

Her lover, Dolabella, the powerful Roman consul general, might pay quite

handsomely for secrets about Cleopatra, Spurina, Antony, and all the others we

know about.

Sometimes being a good girl isn't all bad.

Well, not exactly a good girl, but a good listener.

You can make a lot of money and a lot of power.

We may wind up having Dolabella eating out of our hands, you know?

My queen, forgive me if I have intruded upon you unannounced. I beg your pardon.

Forgive me, but I wanted to give you tangible proof of my loyalty.

There is something you must know.

Dolabella, you have a reputation for being a talker, so please keep it brief.

Already the Ides of March are almost upon us.

I want everything to go all right for the festivities, because I am afraid

Caesar might not enjoy it.

I know perfectly well I've never been welcome in your home, Cleopatra.

You've never really approved of my presence.

I'd like to rectify that.

If you will allow me the privilege, I would be grateful for the chance to

that I, too, can be your friend.

Kelnus has mentioned a plot to kill you, my queen.

Believe me, she's up to no good.

I beg you to have her arrested.

No.

I'll shame her.

On your knees before your queen.

Oh,

God.

You do love me, don't you, Kelmis?

I love you more than anyone else in the whole world.

Look in my eyes when you say that.

Go on, look.

You are loyal to your queen, are you not?

You know the answer to that.

I've always been loyal to you.

What would you do for me?

I'd go to the farthest limits.

You'd never betray me, would you, Camus?

No.

No.

No.

How could you think it?

I adore, I worship you.

More than Isis.

There is no other.

I would do anything for you.

I suppose that means that you're prepared to die. Oh, yes, my queen.

I would follow you to the tomb.

Grant that I may serve you in the afterlife.

Oh, my queen, I beg you to grant me this wish.

Grant it.

Up you get.

Drink up.

So you want to serve me in the afterlife?

Well, I've decided to send you ahead, so don't be afraid.

Drink.

I decided to prepare this for you alone. There's no more and there's no

antidote.

You won't suffer much.

It works very quickly.

You can purify your soul before I get there.

Being a queen, I'm entitled to poison my servants, which I'm prepared to do when

I'm betrayed.

She failed to obey, so she had to die.

Oh. Oh.

It was never like this.

Put that down.

No, you can't have it.

It belonged to Kelmis.

Why did Kelmis have to die?

It's all my fault.

I didn't think she would kill her.

Cassius must be slain and Caesar cast out without being given the chance to

behind his throne.

Are you all right?

What is it, my queen?

According to the oracles I've been reading,

The Ides of March are found in all the omens.

You may still stop him leaving the house. I know you can do it if you

no account should he go anywhere near the Forum today.

Take him this ring.

He will know what it means, Sporina.

Tell him the plotters are exposed. Give him their names.

But above all, warn him that it is his natural son Brutus they foresee who will

strike the death blow. I want Caesar to live.

He is the noblest of all Romans.

I give you my loyalty.

You can depend on me to do anything you ask.

I'll kneel at his feet and convince him in the name of my queen.

Anxiety is eating away at you.

You'd better have a rest.

I'll have no peace until this terrible thought has ceased to haunt me. It's an

obsession, I know. Nobody can do anything about changing the course of

If only I could.

The oracles are the only means the gods have of making known to mortal men their

wishes. So we must heed them, Cleopatra. We cannot ignore the signs.

You see, you must open the door of your destiny.

But Caesar is a god.

Does this mean he wants to die?

That must mean he knows that he's chosen the way he's going to die, and already

he is leaving to keep his appointment with death.

When you're at the peak, there remains only the decline.

Surely you can't imagine a great man like Caesar getting old.

I'm sorry he must stay with his own people.

I would like to take him to Egypt, where I would build him a great pyramid, and

he would live forever amid the pharaohs.

Nothing matters.

There's no changing our destinies. It's in the oracles.

As a god, he has the right to go when he wants to. And so do I.

What news is there of Caesar?

He is dead, Cleopatra.

Stabbed by 23 daggers, and two of them were in the hands of Brutus and Cassius.

I'm not sure I am able to bear it.

He fell at the foot of Pompey's statue.

May a curse rest on the Ides of March.

There's no time to lose, Cleopatra.

I have hurried here to save you.

Any moment they'll be here.

They're coming for you. They want to kill you.

Flee.

Where can you take me?

You have to trust me.

Why should I?

You have no choice. I'm the only one who can save you from the wrath of the

people. But I have no reason to fear the wrath of Rome. And I have an army to

protect me. But Brutus has organized your death. Don't you understand?

Brutus wouldn't do that.

But this is a revolution, and you are a queen. Buddhist popularity depends on

the common people.

Dolabella's a traitor. He's one of the plotters, and he wants to turn you over

to the mob. The mob will get you, too.

Remember you always for this sweet thought.

Is there any word from Mark Antony? I think it's important to keep that

This is a critical moment.

Antony is having a decisive confrontation with the assassins.

The outcome will determine his future.

But he can replace Caesar.

Given the chance, he would be the perfect choice.

Octavius Caesar is marching on Rome now.

But no one took any notice of Octavius before. Why should they now?

Anthony was the only true friend Caesar ever had.

He was always welcome in Caesar's palace.

He was my friend, too.

I need someone to keep me informed of his every move.

Can you do that for me?

You know I will.

There's nothing I wouldn't do for you, my queen.

Who could have guessed that I would be the fortunate one whose privilege it

would be to help you escape from the angry Romans.

Those same Romans who received you as a goddess so short a time ago.

My dear Sporina, we are constantly subject to fluctuating popularity.

My life is only important because I will always support Antony.

You deserve a woman, but I am Egypt.

Caesar was Rome, and whoever takes his place will have Egypt at his side.

I'm a mere mortal. All I can offer you is my heart.

And I break it for you.

But to have it broken by a goddess is an honor for any man.

Would that I had another to give you.

But you have two hearts, my dearest Borina, for I leave mine here with you

your safekeeping.

I will look after it till you come to claim it.

I am so grateful.

Thank you for making me the guardian of so great a treasure.

I shall guard it with my life.

My queen, the ship has come to take us home.

We have to hurry.

I wish you a safe journey.

This was a symbol of your heart. Let it be a symbol of mine.

As fate would have it, Spurina was killed soon after on orders from Brutus.

Cassius was defeated at Philippi and ordered a servant to end his life.

As for Brutus, he fell on his sword.

Antony and Cleopatra were... Well, that's another story.