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Episode CC - Cleopatra and Antony (Live in Melbourne)

Emperors of Rome

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The Ptolemaics - A Grand Love Affair

Cleopatra was always going to go because she has to explain to Antony why there were questions over her loyalty. She's got to be very aware of that, that she has a sister, a sinuae who is always disputing her as the ruler of Rome or Egypt. Anyone who knows anything about the Ptolemaic period in Egypt, it's A, quite incestuous and be dangerous. And I think it would really give the imperial family that's going to come, a run for its money. So they're always getting rid of each other. That will eventually happen to us anyway. But at that point, there are two sisters. It absolutely makes sense for

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