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Welcome to Alexandria, Caesar

King Ptolemy awaits you

How old are you?

How old are you?

Old enough to rule, Caesar

Twelve

Twelve

I am old enough to rule

And you are?

I am Arsinoe, Queen of Egypt

Not according to your father

My father's dead

But he paid his debts to Rome, Arsinoe

Caesar, if I may explain

Who is this man?

Pothinus

The king's prime minister

Later

Where is your eldest sister?

Cleopatra has left the country

Yes

Do you have our money?

Cleopatra's scheming has brought our country to its knees

Under the present circumstances unfortunately,

we are unable to pay our debt to Rome

That is no problem, I'll simply take it

Great Caesar

Go on

If you were to support Arsinoe as Queen...

I will ensure the peace and prosperity of this nation

Caesar

Where is your army?

Pelusium

Oh... defending Egypt from Cleopatra?

She must be very dangerous to you

I'd like to meet this girl who calls herself a goddess

Come with me

Who are you?

I'm Olympos, the Queen's physician Quickly!

Olympos, this woman, she's a whore!

So I'm told, Mardian

Come

What is your name?

Jehosheba, Your Majesty

I'm told you're the most accomplished courtesan of Ashkelon

I want a man to fall in love with me

I see...

but there is so much to tell...

Is there an art to it?

To making love?

Oh yes

Men like to be touched

But every man is different

This man is a conqueror

Such a man is easy to take to bed

but it is harder to hold his interest

You must always make him believe no matter how much you've given him

there is still more to conquer

Remarkable, isn't it?

It is, indeed

They say you can see the beam thirty miles out to see

What news on Ptolemy's army?

They haven't moved, still at the border, guarding against Cleopatra

How many men?

Twenty thousand

If they turn on us, we'll be outnumbered five to one

Hail Caesar

Ahenobarbus

We've loaded six ships with grain

Good, that'll be enough to cover Ptolemy's debt to us for the moment

We don't want the people to starve

Most of the grain has been taken by the Royal Army...

for its war against Cleopatra

What's left is being plundered

Bring me the Royal Storemaster

Mighty Caesar, you must believe me!

I had no part in stealing that grain!

Execute him

No, no please! I can return it!

It was Pothinus! It was Pothinus!

Pothinus! He's probably selling it to our enemies in the East

Pity one cannot castrate a eunuch

What is going on out there?

I'm sorry, Imperator,

but this man says he has a gift for you

A beautiful rug, Sire!

From Queen Cleopatra

From Cleopatra?

Leave it there

But you haven't examined it yet!

Tomorrow

But your Majesty... I mean, Sire!

Queen Cleopatra insisted I unroll it in your presence! At once!

Then do so

How many men do we have guarding the harbor?

Two centuries

Triple them

We musn't lose control of the port

Position them,

here, and here

If they attack, the harbor is the only way out

You're very young to be a goddess

I am the daughter of Isis

Cleopatra

Caesar

And what brings you to Caesar?

My father was a loyal ally to Rome,

and it was me he crowned before he died

I am the true ruler of Egypt

Your sister thinks differently

Arsinoe is a liar

And young Ptolemy?

A witless boy who's being manipulated by a deceitful regent

It's in your interest to set things right

And why should I choose you over them?

I am my father's successor

The people know this, they will support me

The people! The people would be quite happy to see you...

and every last member of this dynasty fed to the crocodiles of the Nile

I'm tired, I'm sure you must be too

You should go to bed now

Where?

Once it's known I'm in the palace, my family will have me killed

There is only one bed that's safe for me yours

I don't think that would be prudent

Caesar is not known for his prudence,

but for his boldness

This is not necessary

It will not affect my power of decision

I never touch a woman who doesn't wish me to

Nor will you tonight

You're trembling

Are you afraid of me?

No, I fear no one

You've never done this before, have you?

Who are you, Cleopatra?

Are you someone I can trust?

I am Egypt

And Egypt is yours,

for one night only

We must take immediate steps...

to restore the peoples' confidence in their leaders

Or Egypt will plunge into anarchy

Agreed?

Certainly

And what better way to achieve this stability

than for Caesar to proclaim Arsinoe and Ptolemy...

What is she doing here?

She came in to see me last night

We had an interesting... conversation

I'm surprised that Great Caesar would discuss anything with Egypt's enemy!

He was eager to learn the truth

how you and Pothinus conspired to get rid of me,

how you poisoned our brother's thoughts against me!

Poisoned his thoughts?

There was no need for that

Even a mere boy can see what a treacherous, scheming...

You were the one that had betrayed...

Silence!

Both of you!

You have two very high spirited sisters

Caesar, if you will allow me...

Young Ptolemy,

so long as your late father continued to pay his debts to Rome

Rome always respected Egypt's sovereignty

You will continue to rule as king, with your sister...

...Cleopatra as queen

This is outrageous!

Furthermore, I have decided that you and Cleopatra will marry

Never!

I will not marry a child!

You're an Egyptian princess

According to ancient Egyptian tradition,

royal incest between brother and sister is quite acceptable

however distasteful inbreeding may seem to others

In this case it will serve its purpose and preserve the unity of Egypt

Don't pretend you care about Egypt

I care very much about Egypt, Egypt is a source of great wealth

I will not have you to bankrupt the country in a civil war

What about me?

You can have Cyprus

I'll restore it to the House of Ptolemy

Cyprus? It's not enough!

Caesar, may I ask if...

Pothinus... your services to the king will be rewarded, that will be all

Queen Cleopatra, you may stay

How could you do that?

I just made you the Queen of Egypt

Am I supposed to thank you?

Understand

I didn't do this out of courtesy, and certainly not out of infatuation

I expect you to bring order to this country, and pay your debts to Rome

I am simply ensuring the future of my investment

The sooner I am out of this viper's nest, the better

Viper's nest?

You made it so!

I made it so?

Yes, you with your Roman greed and arrogance!

Blackmailing my father year after year, forcing him to buy peace with Rome!

If I would have been ruler, you would have had war instead!

And you would have lost everything!

Learn to be a queen

I am a queen!

No you are not, not yet

You must learn to think like a queen

Strategically

Now you start by accepting a joint monarchy with Ptolemy,

so we can demobilize his army

My friends,

let us all wear the garlands of gladness and celebration

Today King Ptolemy and Queen Cleopatra have consented to

live in harmony as man and wife, and rule as one

With peace and friendship now restored amongst the royal household,

there is no longer need for show of arms

It gives me great pleasure to honor and entrust our most respected friend...

Pothinus the task of carrying this great news most urgently to Pelusium,

there to disband the royal army,

and bring the soldiers home in peace

Caesar's personal escort awaits you

Pothinus cannot be trusted

If you send him to Pelusium,

he'll take control of the army for his own purposes

Walk with me

Sometimes it is necessary to strike first, Cleopatra

It's well you did so

You're not shocked?

Shocked?

Such things as this are not strange to me

Open negotiations with the Egyptian generals

Send them his head

Your Majesty? I wasn't expecting to see you...

You idiot!

Why did you let Cleopatra get past you?

Alert your warships to set sail for Alexandria

We march at first light, c'mon

Caesar! Caesar! Caesar!

What is it?

Forgive me, Imperator Arsinoe is gone

Ptolemy too They've both vanished from the city

They've gone to Pelusium

To Ptolemy's army To drive us both out of Alexandria

Assemble my staff at once

We must defend here, here and here

I'll need more men

Reinforcements are days away

We must hold the harbour

Otherwise the enemy will smash our fleet

Caesar, the Egyptians are on the march

They will attack by land and sea

The enemy numbers are too great We cannot hold

we will lose all

Abandon the harbour

We let them into the city!

But there is no way out

If we lose, you lose your empire

This battle does not have to be fought

Return to Rome Caesar, you have no choice

No! Caesar is right!

If we fight within the walls of the city, we can trap them

All streets lead to the palace square

Destroy them there Caesar

You read my mind, Cleopatra

There is always choice, Rufio

We will fight them in the streets

and when victory is within the palms of their hands,

we strike with all our might

My countrymen, you and I have risked all before

and won, now we raise the stakes

The prize is Egypt

Cornelius

Let them in

Let them in!

Let them into the city!

Charge!

Stop those horses!

Rufio, Rufio, those flames!

That's my library burning!

I have to do something!

No, Your majesty, it's too dangerous

The rebel horsemen have broken through!

We must find somewhere safe Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Are you hurt?

Forgive me, Your Majesty I can't let you leave the palace!

You must help me, Rufio!

Our greatest treasure is burning!

Forward!

Go back! Go back!

Fight for your Queen! Fight for your Queen!

Victory!

Where is she?

Caesar

There...

I'm sorry about your library

Half of it is gone

Half of the world's knowledge

You'll have a scar here

It's nothing

I lost seven hundred men today

but won my greatest victory

What about Arsinoe and Ptolemy?

They haven't found them yet

They won't get far

Then it's not over yet

Faster!

Go!

Go!

Surrender!

No!

Ptolemy is dead!

You are now the sole ruler of Egypt

What do you intend to do?

I will unite this land and bring prosperity back to my country

Egypt's debt to Caesar will be paid Abundantly

Where is Arsinoe?

We've taken her prisoner

And?

You've had my brother killed

why haven't you killed her?

You are going to keep her, aren't you?

And use her against me?

Arsinoe is valuable to me

She's mine

No

Your Majesty? Your Majesty

Where is she?

I'm sorry, Your Majesty

My orders are to allow no visitors

I'm the queen of Egypt, and you are in my palace, step aside

Are you going to kill me now?

Not just yet

Tell me, Arsinoe do you grieve for our poor brother?

Do you? He was your enemy, as I am

You made him so

I was only trying to protect him from you

you who would do anything to guarantee your power

Even turn yourself into Caesar's whore

I'm not his whore, I'm his conqueror!

You've given away our kingdom!

You killed our father!

That's a lie!

You tried to poison his mind, turn him against me

And when he wouldn't listen, you poisoned his body!

You murdered him!

It's not true! I loved father!

You don't know what love is

You with all your jealousy and greed, your lust for power

you sicken me!

But it will end tonight

If you kill me, Caesar will turn against you!

He'll see you for what you really are!

A snake and a whore!

Do you think Caesar will still want you on the throne of Egypt,

after he grows tired of you in his bed?

Do you, Caesar's whore? Do you?

You went against me... why?

I had to

It's in your blood

Sisters killing sisters, fathers killing daughters

Is Rome so different?

It's over now

I'm putting an end to it before my children are born

Never cross me again

I feel like I'm in paradise

Thank you for bringing me here

Why did you resist me?

Because I'm Roman

Because I hate idleness

Because... erotic sensuality...

is a kind of treason

Then Egypt is conquering Rome, my lord

I don't care!

Do I make you happy?

Yes

Look, Egypt's wealth

Your prize

With Egypt's bounty you can conquer the East

The whole world

You forget, I read your mind

Do it, together, Egypt and Rome

The greatest empire the world has ever known

Caesar and Cleopatra

A new dynasty

I'm pleased to see your ambitions are of such manageable proportions my queen

Your queen?

And your Roman wife?

What of her?

I haven't seen her for years

Has she given you any children?

I had a daughter

Julia

she died

Look

She's glorious

No one knows who made her, or why

She's a mystery, just like you

She guards the tombs of the dead kings

The pyramids

Forgotten kings whose only enduring memory...

are their tombs and this stone god...

crumbling and wasting into desert sand

How futile

A city of the dead

Only gods live forever

I must return to Rome

No, stay with me here in Egypt

When I am with you, I lose myself

You have enchanted me, Cleopatra

I must return

No, no

I am determined to conquer and rule this world

I will not leave crumbling stone behind,

but a new world order that will change the present

and shape the lives of history to come

King Pharnaces has overrun our province in Pontus

All the Roman citizens there have been killed or castrated

What else?

Marc Antony sent an urgent dispatch from Rome

Your enemies are stirring up the Senate against you,

Brutus in particular

What's he saying now?

That you've lost interest in the affairs of the Republic,

preferring a life of luxury in Egypt

Luxury?

He's right

Well?

You're pregnant

I knew it!

I thought I gave you something to prevent this from happening

Perhaps I wanted this child

Why?

Oh, because it will be Caesar's

He'll protect his child, and Egypt along with it

But he'll never be allowed to claim the child

Rome won't tolerate the mixing of Caesar's blood...

with that of an eastern queen

He has already shaken Rome to its foundations

He can do anything he wants

He is a god!

I've known you since childhood

Tell me the truth

are you plotting strategy, or have you fallen in love?

Perhaps there is no difference

When will you tell him?

I'm leaving you three legions

That'll be enough to keep the peace

Guard Cleopatra with your life,

let no harm come to her

Make sure she does no harm to Rome

What are you doing?

Leaving my Life of luxury.

Now?

How long do you suggest I wait?

I have a war to fight

and I have to remind the Roman Senate who's in charge

I have to tell you something

Well, what is it?

I need you here

Egypt needs you

Egypt will have to wait

Well, don't you want to protect your investment?

I am facing famine, revolts, riots, you...

You are the Queen of Egypt I leave that to you

If you leave me now, you will lose your greatest province

You'll lose me!

Cleopatra! I will come back!

The gods are not that cruel

But these things must be done

For a brief moment, you and I were alone in the world

Now that moment is over

Rome must be avenged,

and my power restored

May Isis protect you

Now we all know what happened in Pontus

Roman territories invaded,

Roman legions wiped out!

Silence! Let Brutus speak!

Roman women and children slaughtered!

And where is mighty Caesar?

Dallying in Egypt, with his foreign queen!

His absence is an outrage!

I object! I object!

Your disrespect for Caesar is as vile as your seditious chatter!

How dare you accuse the man who conquered Gaul,

who extended the reach of Rome beyond our dreams!

Marc Antony, I would never show disrespect for Caesar's ambition

But you have never credited his character or his compassion

Octavius, you love your uncle

I love Caesar,

but he's neglecting Rome

He is wasting his time in a useless desert province

I wouldn't call Egypt Useless

It's essential to the Roman Empire

Caesar has shamed Rome by his adulterous behavior!

Lies, lies!

Whatever Caesar does, he does for a reason

He does for Rome!

But Antony, can you ignore his indifference...

while his fellow countrymen, his fellow Romans are being butchered?

Who will put down this insurrection in Pontus?

Who will avenge Rome?

It will not be you and your rhetoric, Brutus

It will be Caesar!

That's very good, Antony If we can find him!

You have found him

You were saying, Brutus?

Senate!

Welcome home, Imperator

This man slit his brother's throat over a gambling debt

Execute him

This man was drunk and, uh, drowned his four young children

His own children?

Execution

Greetings, exalted queen

I have news for you

Charmian, Iras, quickly! Your hands...

He's already got Caesar's strength

Rufio, I hope you've kept your promise

It would displease me greatly if word of this reached Rome

Your secret is safe with me, Your Majesty

I have news from Caesar

It's a copy of his Senate report

Mardian, he has conquered Pontus!

Is that one from Caesar?

It's an invitation for you, to visit him in Rome

It's not even signed by him It's from one of his aides!

It's more like a summons

He wants me in attendance when he celebrates his victory

Why hasn't he written to me himself?

Well... he does have the whole world on his mind, Your Majesty

Perhaps it was not convenient for him to write...

Not convenient?

Perhaps it's not convenient for me to leave Egypt

Tell his aide I've declined his invitation

I beg your pardon?

I am the queen of Egypt!

I only go where I want, and when it pleases me to do so

You may be excused, Rufio

Next case

This man assaulted a Roman officer while breaking into a granary

Oh, execute...

Did you say he attacked a Roman officer?

Yes

What is your name?

Guevarius

Why did you steal my grain?

Have you failed to notice that your people are starving?

Are you blind?

No wonder the people hate you

they're your children, but you care nothing for them

You give them nothing but fear

But I'm not afraid of you, Queen Cleopatra...

Set him free

Pardon my intrusion, Your Majesty

This man assaulted a Roman soldier

It's therefore a Roman matter

Then why was his death warrant brought to me for my approval?

That was a courtesy

Nevertheless, he had cause

Release him at once!

The granary is full, is it not?

To the brim, Your Majesty

It's full, and the people are starving

It's been reserved for export to Rome, Your Majesty

My father's eternal debt to Caesar

It's time to put a stop to it...

No, Your Majesty! No!

Your Majesty, come away from here!

Return to the palace and wait there...

I'll handle this

Wait for what? Another civil war?

I can't protect you here!

Open it

My grain is the people's grain, not the Roman's

Come! Take it!

If we take it, they'll kill us

In the name of my unborn child,

no Roman shall touch a single grain until the people of Egypt are fed!

Commander, withdraw your men

Take it!

It's yours!

Trust me, I am not your enemy

Take it!

Cleopatra!

Send for the midwives

Oh Isis

There, breathe deeply

Push! Push!

Where is he?

Bring him to me

He's small, but strong

What will you call him?

Ptolemy Caesar

What? You can't call him that!

Not without Caesar's permission!

I'll name him whatever I choose

That's a dangerous fantasy

Caesar can't even acknowledge him as his own son,

much less proclaim him his heir!

My dearest queen

You're forcing the hand of the most powerful man in the world

Are there many people out there?

All of Egypt.

What're you doing?

You've just given birth!

My people need to see me

Here is the prince of Egypt!

Here is the son of Caesar! Ptolemy Caesar!

l shall present him to his father

l shall go to Rome!

lt's Caesar!

Queen Cleopatra

Your Highness?

Hello?

Who are you?

l'm Marc Antony,

the lmperator's Master of the horse

l apologize for Caesar not being able to greet you personally,

but there's delicate business in Rome that he must attend to

He begged me to reassure you of his esteem...

and affection for your royal person

Especially the affection

Wait for me outside... horsemaster...

Put the baby in a separate litter

Keep him well out of sight, go!

How do you like our fine country?

Of course, it must be hard to see from inside there

Do you smell that pine in the air?

lt's invigorating, isn't it?

You know, l used to hunt here as a boy

What exactly does it mean to be... Master of the Horse?

lt means that l serve Caesar

That l have his trust, and his friendship

Then you're his servant?

No, l'm a commander in his army

Caesar's villa is yours to use for as long as you like

Where does he live with his wife?

Their principle house in the city, near the Temple of Vesta in the Forum

But this is the house he prefers

Understandably, because it has this..

A view

lt looks so peaceful

Peaceful as a sleeping wolf

lt's a dangerous place right now, especially for Caesar

What do you mean?

The more powerful he grows, the more vulnerable he becomes

Romans tend to distrust a man that sets himself above them

And you?

Do you distrust him?

Me? No, l love him

He is greatness itself

Well! l must be going

Please communicate anything you should require

When will Caesar come to me?

He has arranged a welcome reception for you tomorrow at his house...

before the Triumph parade

Until then, Majesty

How dare you send me no letters!

How dare you send me Horsemaster!

What's that?

There's someone l want to introduce to you

Come here, come here, my love

Whose is it?

His name is Ptolemy Caesar,

but l've taken to calling him Caesarian

He's mine?

You had a child...and you didn't tell me?

l never thought l'd have a son

He... l can see myself

Will you tell that to Rome?

l cannot claim this child as my own!

But he is yours

This will do me great harm in Rome He must remain a secret between us

Promise me...

Cleopatra, you must promise me...

for now

The Queen of Egypt!

Welcome to Rome, Your Highness, and to my home

We have all been most anxious to see you

My wife, Calpurnia

l'm honored to meet the wife of the great Caesar

The honor belongs to me, Your Majesty

Since my husband thinks of you so fondly, how can l not feel the same?

My nephew, Gaius Octavius And his sister, Octavia

You should get to know Octavius He is the future of Rome

ls that true, Octavius?

lt's Caesar's legacy that will be the future of Rome

Or its ruin

My harshest critic and dearest friend, Marcus Brutus

You express yourself with remarkable freedom, Marcus Brutus

ln Egypt, you would be strangled on the spot

lt's just Brutus' way

lt's the Roman way

There are no kings here, Your Majesty

You see, all men in Rome are equal

Those of us who love the Republic would like to keep it that way

Your country has proven to be rich in plunder for my husband

That's not plunder

Those are gifts that l gave freely to Caesar

Are you sure?

They're being displayed as spoils of war

The Queen of Egypt!

What are they saying?

l believe they're saying Caesar's Whore, Your Majesty

You know Brutus, now listen to me,

the problem is that our calendar is based on the moon,

which l find makes the year imprecise

Surely, you're not suggesting that you want to change the calendar, Caesar?

l want to improve it

By reordering the very days of our lives Surely that's the province of a god

The Queen of Egypt!

Greetings, Queen Cleopatra!

We welcome your return

You must forgive our Roman ways

lf the Queen thinks so little of our Roman ways,

perhaps she should go back to Egypt

You have enjoyed the spoils of war...

now let me show you Egypt's greatest treasure

This is your son...Ptolemy Caesar

l lay him at your feet

Why don't you pick him up?

That is not Caesar's son!

You have no proof of the matter!

Caesar, don't touch him! lf you touch him, you claim him

This is my son His name is Ptolemy Caesar

lt seems you have a rival, Octavius

l underestimated you, Cleopatra Do you know what you've just done?

You've forced my hand, in my own capitol

And what am l? A whore? Happy to bear you a bastard son?

l'm a queen! And Caesarian is your heir!

He is my son, Octavius is my heir

Octavius is not your flesh and blood!

He is Roman!

l should go back to Egypt,

where my son will grow up to have real power and fulfill his destiny

lf he is allowed to

Our son will only fulfill his destiny

if Egypt remains free and independent from Rome

And that is in my power

Egypt is only free because l wish it so

And you remain Queen solely at my pleasure

Because l fell in love with you

How much do you love me?

l would lose everything rather than lose you

There's danger here for you and our son

l'll send Marc Antony to protect you both

He's the one that l can trust

Caesar

Nephew

l'm very troubled

About what?

The Egyptian Queen

And that child she's tricked you into claiming as your own

The child is my own, Octavius

Caesar, Cleopatra is using you to advance her own fortunes

Everyone can see this but you

And now this child

you have to do something

Do what, Octavius?

Get rid of him

That child is a threat to you

My son is no threat to me, Octavius Neither is he to you

His life is in Egypt

But if you harm one hair on my boy's head, l'll finish you

l beg your pardon

l'll be very careful

You're quite the Dionysian

When it suits me, Your Highness

l've fought hundreds of men in my time,

but l must say, your presence disarms me

l envy Caesar

To fortunate Caesar, then

Beloved by the gods, to have you as a prize

When will he come to me?

Have you seen him?

What's the matter?

Caesarian

Come...

lt was Octavius

What?

Octavius is Caesar's heir! lt was he who tried to kill my son!

Go!

Who sent you?

Who sent you?

Hail Caesar! Hail Caesar!

Caesar's fame and his divine capacity for achievement...

transcend human experience

They are absolute and superhuman

l claim this title as a right

As dictator for life, and demigod

l will crush this rebellion in Spain

l will secure our borders in Syria and Africa,

and encircle the Mediterranean in a ring of iron

Then my countrymen, we will turn the might of Rome to the East,

for the conquest of our greatest enemy and for our greatest prize

Parthia!

The glory of Rome will shine greater than the sun!

Hail Caesar!

Hail Caesar! Hail Caesar!

Dictator for life, a king

A king

Oh Caesar, you need to shake yourself free of the pettiness of Roman thought

Claim more, not less Make them honor you as a god

No wonder l love you so much!

l'm going to claim my greatest prize

Parthia!

l need your help

We'll conquer it together Cleopatra... you and l

Egypt and Rome as allies, hand in hand

Do you dare to realize our great dream?

l will always dare, Caesar

But first, you must divorce Calpurnia,

marry me and proclaim Caesarian your heir

l can't do that

lt would finish Rome

Well, then finish it! Create something new! Something greater!

Caesar is Rome!

My ambitions are boundless,

but they're Roman ambitions

Then our dream is a lie

l should go back to Egypt where l am a queen and a goddess in my own right

and not merely your consort

No, l forbid it, you must stay with me

You forbid it? Are you giving me orders?

l didn't mean it like that

l meant, it would be to our mutual benefit...

What benefit is it to me? To Egypt?

lf you succeed against Parthia, l will still be Caesar's whore

And my son will still be his bastard

lf you fail, l will have the wrath of Parthia upon my people

Caesar will not fail

You don't believe me?

you don't, do you?

Answer me...

Why should l believe anything you say?

Should l believe you'll live tomorrow, or free my land,

or marry me, or be a true father?

When you can't even see your precious heir is trying to murder our son?

Do not speak against Octavius!

l will speak! l'm a mother, l know it in my heart

my child is in danger! Our child! The future of Rome!

His future is in Egypt...

His destiny is greater than that!

He joins two worlds! As your heir!

lt cannot be! lt will not be!

Then you are nothing to me! Nothing!

Caesar! Caesar, where are you going?

Go home to Egypt

l will conquer Parthia without you

ln the scared space of Rome, a statue to his whore

lt's preposterous

Such arrogance

A pity

He used to be strong

Now he's ruled by weakness... and indecent pleasure

He has a son

He will betray you too, Octavius

He listens now only to Cleopatra

What is it you want from me?

Stand with us against him

For the good of the Republic, Octavius

For Rome

l could never betray Caesar

But l won't stand against you

The gods seem troubled today

Caesar

Caesar

Mark Antony! Fulvia requests an immediate audience with you

Go on

Brutus

l cannot, and will not support this petition

Fulvia is not home today

l... l'm sure you are mistaken

No, l'm not

l am Caesar!

Do it!

Brutus

What's wrong, Your Majesty?

Something...

No Caesar!

My lord! My life! Villains!

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!

his dreams were too vast There are those who said that

Arrogance, they said

l 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 l swear to you, my countrymen, to my last, dying breath

l will avenge his death!

l will avenge his Caesar!

l will avenge his Rome!

Release

Cassius, Cassius

Marc Antony...let me die with honor!

No! No, please!

Have mercy...

Antony

Congratulations on your great victory

lt's a pity you were too ill to take part

There will be other battle

Yes, l'm sure of it

Cassius is dead

By his own hand

Excellent

lt's been a long, hard struggle...

Caesar's avenged

Three years is long enough

lt 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 l plan to take the traitor's head back to Rome

To lay at the head of Caesar's statue

Caesar would have never desecrated the bodies of his enemies

He murdered a Caesar!

He was an assassin!

And you are a butcher!

Octavius will invade Egypt

lt'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 l rely on you to protect Egypt?

To my death, Your Majesty

lt was Caesar's wish

There was no mention of Caesarian in Caesar's will

Without Caesar to protect us, who's going to guarantee our independence?

l will, l am building ships

We will soon have a great navy to defend our borders

lt's 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?

l intend to protect my child

We'll be ready

Ready with the most powerful fleet in the world!

l want to show you a very wonderful thing in the night sky

look!

ls that a shooting star?

No, my love, that's your father

He's taking his place with 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's no vessel on the seas mightier than this

But does she move fast enough?

Well, there are faster ships, but what's speed over power?

She was built to do battle, not race

And she's unsinkable!

How many of these ships altogether?

Over two hundred, Your Majesty

Good

l'm greatly pleased

This will bankrupt Egypt, you know

Better a bankrupt Egypt than a conquered one

And what would we do with this Navy?

Do you honestly expect to go up against all the might of Rome?

Perhaps not all of it, the fleet is ready

Where is Marc Antony now?

ln Tarsus...l believe

Tarsus? That's halfway here

Then l must bring him all the way...

l 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, lmperator, 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 l've waited

You were too busy fighting war

l'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! To Marc Antony!

And to Antony's new friendship with Egypt

As a token of that friendship, l 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

lt pleases me to share her riches

Are you trying to bribe me?

l don't bribe, Antony, l command

lf you truly wish to be my ally...

But l am your ally!

l just want to be more than that

We will talk tomorrow when you're more in possession of yourself

Good night

Wait...

Look, Antony!

lt'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!

All night long you toy with me, and then you deny me, you don't want me...

No, l don't want you!

Then damn it, woman, what do you want?

lt's not what l want!

lt's what you must do!

We can rule Egypt and Rome together, you and l, with my son on the throne

What are you saying? Are you mad?

lf we don't, Octavius will kill us both

Can't you see that?

No, all l see is a mad queen

An enchantress, who's lusting for power

And all l see is a common soldier, lusting for sport!

You just follow orders, groveling before Octavius!

Grovel? l grovel before no man!

And no woman!

Then be strong! Be like Caesar!

l'm not a Caesar!

No, you're not

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!

l am not your sport, general!

Now go away!

l surrender!

Ah, your body is so different

Than Caesar's?

Younger, more scars

Ah, l never thought l would know another man's body in this way

l 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 l will

After you break your alliance with Octavius

Do you have any idea what that would mean?

lt would be civil war!

lt would tear Rome apart

l 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...

l need you to answer me!

No, no

l can't go against my country

Then go back to your superiors in Rome

Soldier

You're late

No, l'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

l don't want such a war

l just don't care for the arrogance of a man...

who thinks that 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

So long as he stays on his side of the world, and l'll stay on mine

l'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 l have business in Egypt

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

l'll take Spain, Gaul and Africa

Then it's agreed

The east for Antony, the west for Octavius

l mean, Caesar

Are we understood?

Well that depends...

a private pact between two powers can be a frail thing

l think our new friendship requires a more...personal guarantee

Meaning what, exactly?

A more binding union

l have a sister, Octavia

You have no wife

And you'd be a member of our family

Then our interests would be the same

l'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!

Your Majesty!

Please awaken!

Do not destroy yourself for the sake of Antony

Do not name that traitor!

lsis...lsis...

please help me

This is me

And there on the right, are you

But it doesn't look like me!

lt's not supposed to

All Pharaohs are made to look alike,

because our line is timeless and unchanging

Forgive me, l didn't mean to frighten you

My brethren and l welcome you, Daughter of lsis,

to the Temple of the Sun

Why are you here, Goddess?

l 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 the cobra can take you directly to the gods

Mardian! Mardian!

Yes, yes, yes

Where's my navy? Where's my army?

Get me the generals! Get me the admirals! The Romans are attacking

lt'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 found its way onto my ship

l thought perhaps he might make you a suitable companion

l 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?

lnspect your conquest?

l'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

l had no feelings for Octavia

l only did that to guarantee peace

You were my friend, yet you marry my worst enemy's sister!

There was a reason... Octavius...

Has the greatest soldier in the world become the greatest liar?

l trusted you!

l had to secure the East in order to protect you

To protect your own interests!

Octavius has pledged to stay out of Egypt

And you believe him?

Will you please be silent!

Gods above!

How could you?

Forget Octavia!

l married for convenience...

but now l live for love

Cleopatra, there is a great noise in my heart

My eyes, they are clear now because l see only you

Everything l could ever want, everything l could ever treasure...

is right here, with you!

l give myself to you, my Queen

l'm yours now

ln the eyes of the gods, we are already one!

l give myself, l give myself to Egypt

l can never get enough of you

Do you feel the same?

Yes, Egypt

l could never leave you

We have so much to do together

So much to see and explore...

And conquer?

l was talking about your country

l want to learn everything about it... every detail

l haven't felt this alive since...

Shh, don't talk about the past

Your life is just beginning

Citizens of Alexandria!

l stand before you with all the might of Rome

And l 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!

Let it be known throughout the world that l, Marcus Antonius,

have renounced my false Roman marriage...

and have taken as my wife Queen Cleopatra...

and as a token of this great union...

l 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! Shame!

Now, far be it for 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,

caught by the same hook as Caesar

l submit to you, fellow Romans,

that Marc Antony has broken the pact between us

He has! He has!

For the good of the empire l, as co-consul,

must do as Roman justice commands me

l hereby declare a just and righteous war against Antony and Cleopatra!

Generals! Come quickly! Octavius!

Ah, Generals Grattius, Cornelius

Try one of these cakes

They're hard to come by in Gaul

What are you doing here?

l've come to take command

These are Antony's men

You have a letter from Antony?

Antony is no longer relevant to Roman affairs

His thoughts are only of Egypt and Cleopatra

l 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! Antony!

Stop him!

Move! Get after him!

He's wonderful with the child

l shouldn't wonder, he's a child himself

You would do well not to disparage Antony is my presence

Are you that much in love with him?

ls your judgement that clouded?

l 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 metal 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 are 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

lmperator, 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'll not wait for Octavius to come to us

We'll go to him

Your fleet, my queen, there, is Octavius

More than an equal match, l think

l don't like it

What don't you like, General?

lt's a bad business, attacking by sea

lf 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 us, comrades

Prepare your stations

lt will be decided here

May the gods favor us

There's Marc Antony's ship

Faster! Faster!

Marc Antony thinks this is a cavalry charge

lf 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!

Pull back!

Octavius!

Boarders!

Your Majesty, you must go below

Drive them back!

Fight for your Queen!

Force them back!

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

l can't leave him here l 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 l wish

Place the garlands on the bow

On the masts as well

And have the men ready to sing a victory chant...

before we sail into Alexandria

l shall not allow my people to see their Queen in defeat

lsis, my mother

don't turn from me now

Don't turn from Egypt

No!

No! lt's over now

lt's over

l have good news for you!

Antony!

Leave us

Leave us

Oh, l thought you were dead!

l am dead

No...no, don't say that

This place is like a gigantic tomb

you stay here long enough one becomes mummified

You deserted me!

They told me you were dead!

What should l have done?

l saw something tonight that l could not believe

The city...in victory

l 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!

l still rule Egypt

How! By lying to your people?

How could you let them believe we've triumphed...

when we've failed so miserably?

We'll triumph, Antony, we will make that falsehood come true

You've humiliated me with this vile hypocrisy!

As if l 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

Four legions

Have you given up hope

Perhaps l have

Caesar once stopped a whole army with only two legions

l'm not Caesar!

l am not a god, l am not a king

l'm a man

l'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

l am offering my abdication if he'll spare Caesarian...

and let him sit on the throne of Egypt

But why, Your Majesty?

Has it really come to this?

There is no other recourse

We must buy time

Go now!

Down

Out of my way!

Stop it!

What? What?

Why did you stop...

Welcome, welcome Aphrodite!

Welcome to Bacchus's 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 my four legions to meet him in battle?

For yet another victory celebration?

A true king is not a coward!

l am not a coward

l am merely a fool in exile

with no place to hide except my wife's country

Enough!

Enough! Everybody out! Out

Be well

l trusted you

l believed in you

l, l believed in your strength

Could l have misjudged you?

You misjudged yourself

lt may be your nature to see victory in defeat

But it's not mine, l fear...l fear...

l fear l can lead no more...

l should have died...l should have...

where's my sword? l had a sword...

l must die...

l must die with honor My men believed in me...

l must have it...

Stop it!

Give me my sword! Give me my sword! l must have my honor!

This is no honor!

ls 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?

Yes...Antony, look at me!

Look at me!

We'll fight!

You may tell your Queen, Rufio,

that l've received her tokens of submission and am most grateful

As to the request to spare her son

l can not answer that for the moment

Why are you still loyal to her?

Has she enchanted you as well?

l'm under orders from Caesar...

Caesar is dead! l am Caesar now

You could be my ears in Alexandria

Very well, then

Tell her that, before l can accept her offer,

l 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'll find him most grateful

No

You must

Your Majesty, in the name of lsis, please,

do not forsake your country, your own child

Not for love

lt would be like stabbing my own heart

Better Antony than Egypt

Better that than your own son's life!

Take the knife

l want to share something with you

Come...

What's this? Another temple of death?

lt's my tomb, Antony

When l die, it will be sealed tight

Here is where l'll lie, but not be confined

Beyond flesh, l will journey to the next life and back at will

And there, my sweet, noble king,

l have reserved a place for you to travel with me

l will lie anywhere with you, Cleopatra,

but l'm not ready to accept death, not, not yet

Tonight, l had a dream

l was winning a great battle! ln 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

lf l strike him, and l strike him hard and fast,

l can stop his momentum...

And finish him in the desert!

That's right! So we may finally realise your vision...

of uniting the east and west in a new Golden Age of light, of love,

and dominion

Antony!

Let me and my men come with you

No, l need someone here l 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 is Caesarian? l haven't seen him of late

Why do you wish to know?

No reason

l fear for his safety, that is all

l'm sworn to protect him as well as yourself, Your Majesty

Thank you, Rufio

For your loyalty

There were supposed to be only six legions!

lmperator, we must withdraw

Have you lost your courage, General?

lt's not a question of courage

These are Roman soldiers

lt's not right for them to have to fight their fellow countrymen

We fight to win, Commander?

We fight to win!

Charge!

Anthony!

Get Olympos!

We must get Caesarian out of the city now!

Caesarian, Caesarian!

You're going on a trip

A beautiful ship is going to take you to lndia, a land of many wonders

Aren't you coming with me?

No, Mama has to stay here

Are you going to die?

No

l don't want you to die! l don't want to go!

What news?

We couldn't stop them...too many!

Octavius is coming!

You must go my son

You know why?

Because you are the future of Egypt

l don't want to go! l don't want to go!

He will be safe with me

He is Egypt, that is all l've ever lived for!

And now he must live for you!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

ls Marc Antony alive?

l do not know, my Queen

But you have to flee the city

Octavius' army will be here within the hour!

No! l 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 my way!

What're you doing here?

Your Queen needs you on guard!

Where's the boy?

He's not here, by the blessings of lsis

Not here? What do you mean?

lt 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, but l promised the Queen...that l...

l'm the only one who 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!

l answer only to Rome

Traitor! Traitor!

Goddess! Goddess!

l brought you this from the Temple of the Sun, Goddess,

to help you speed your way

Out of the way!

Tell your Queen it's Marc Antony!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty! lt's Antony!

Antony! lt's Antony!

He lives!

Bring him inside!

Close up the gates!

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...

ln my eyes, you are greatness

l'm here, l'm here with you

Don't stay...

don't stay with me...fight!

l'm not leaving you!

l'll be waiting for you in the next life

l see nothing but you!

l'll never be further from you than this!

Antony!

Queen Cleopatra!

Come out

Yield yourself to me!

Open this door!

ls she alive?

l 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

l have no desire for you to die

l've conquered a great country, a great Queen

lt's my wish that you accompany me to Rome

So you can walk me behind your chariots...you Egyptian prize?

Octavius' trophy?

That would do, yes

l answer to no earthly superior, much less a mortal like yourself

l am a goddess! l am immortal!

Ah yes, the Daughter of lsis

You and l are very much alike

Compelled to follow our own natures,

fulfill our destinies

But l have won, Cleopatra And you will come to Rome!

l will come with you to Rome

But l want something in return

Anything, l 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

Then l will come to you as the Queen of Egypt, bowing to the might of Rome

Very well

l'll need time to prepare

And the emblems of my office?

Of course, you can have them l have no use for them

l have what l want

Make sure she doesn't harm herself

Wait for me, Antony

l won't be long

Where is our Queen?

What have you done with her?

Why weren't you here to protect me, Rufio?

l regret that it was not possible, Your Majesty

We need to be alone to pray

Away from Roman eyes

l'm afraid l can't allow that

You should know our ways by now

Don't you trust me?

l've trusted you all these years

Where is our Queen? What have you done with her?

We want our Queen! We want our Queen!

Open the doors, Your Majesty!

Open them now... or l'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!

We want our Queen!

We want our Queen!

Bring the basket now, quickly

Your Majesty, let us come with you, on your journey

lt'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 lsis!

Again! Put your backs into it!

Get these doors open!

Lie me down

One night more,

then the sun will be reborn...

And the waters of the Nile...

The Nile will rise...

and...fall...

lt's giving! Come on!

Leave us

Wait for me

You've won, Cleopatra

Farewell, Egypt