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Episode 191: Cleopatra, Egypt's Last Queen - Part 2

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'Cleopatra's 'Antony'

Mark antony and Cleopatra had four kids, three of whom she's had with mark antony. She returned to egypt to give birth to another son she nameed ptolemy. Antony is under siege on a personal level because he's iw octavian's attacking him for or having an affair,. He's having a terrible time, politically speaking, because octavian is pointing out that this bloke is potentially dstabilizing the rule of rome by empowering cleopatra. Antony really decides to plant his flag in egypt and say, no, you know, cleopatra's the one for me.

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