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Cleopatra

Cleopatra

19996.61 Season2 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Cleopatra, the famed Egyptian Queen born in 69 B.C., is shown to have been brought by Roman ruler Julius Caesar at age 18. Caesar becomes sexually obsessed by the 18 year old queen, beds her, and eventually has a son by her. However, his Roman followers and his wife are not pleased by the union. In fact, as Caesar has only a daughter by his wife, he had picked Octavian as his successor.

Created by Margaret George
Written by Margaret George, Stephen Harrigan
Produced by Dyson Lovell
NetworksABC

Top Cast

Leonor Varela

Leonor Varela

Cleopatra

Billy Zane

Billy Zane

Marc Antony

Timothy Dalton

Timothy Dalton

Julius Caesar

Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

Octavian

John Bowe

John Bowe

Rufio

Owen Teale

Owen Teale

Grattius

Sean Pertwee

Sean Pertwee

Marcus Brutus

David Schofield

David Schofield

Casca

Ralph Brown

Ralph Brown

Guevarius

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Agrippa

Themes & Keywords

egyptancient romegreedpoliticscleopatrarevengeminiseriesdeathancient egyptevil plot

About Cleopatra

Cleopatra is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1999 exploring themes of egypt, ancient rome, greed, politics, cleopatra, revenge. Created by Margaret George, it stars Leonor Varela, Billy Zane, Timothy Dalton. Cleopatra, the famed Egyptian Queen born in 69 B.C., is shown to have been brought by Roman ruler Julius Caesar at age 18. Caesar becomes sexually obsessed by the 18 year old queen, beds her, and eventually has a son by her. However, his Roman followers and his wife are not pleased by the union. In fact, as Caesar has only a daughter by his wife, he had picked Octavian as his successor.

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