
The war against Antony and Cleopatra
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Cleopatra, the Mistress of Mark Anthony
Cleopatra was one of the monarchs of the world who was very good at holding off the Romans. She had a relationship, an erotic relationship first with Julius Caesar and then became his mistress. And she gave birth to a son named Ptolemy; he's generally known by the nickname Caesarea - that's what we call him today. But Caesar's assassinated and Cleopatra next becomes the mistress of Mark Anthony.
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