Shakespeare would either be proud or he’s rolling in his grave. This is a continuation of history and lyrical poetry.
1. Julius Caesar on meeting Cleopatra for the first time:
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2. Caesar restores Cleopatra to the throne:
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3. Cleopatra gives birth to Ptolemy Caesar:
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Close enough. Ptolemy was around 17 when he died.
4. Caesar refuses to name Ptolemy as his heir:
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5. Cleopatra arrives in Rome and it’s a huge scandal:
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7. Caesar is murdered by the senate on The Ides of March. “Et, tu Brute?”:
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9. Octavian talking shit about the whole affair:
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11. Antony when Cleopatra turns her ships around and ditches him after Octavian sends a Roman fleet to conquer Egypt:
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12. Cleopatra ends it all after Octavian successfully invades Egypt:
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