Cleopatra

Growing up in Rome's shadow

Securing powerful allies

Proving herself an effective ruler

Challenging the might of Rome

Creating a legend for the ages.

Child of privilege : the world of Cleopatra's youth

Lover and ally : Cleopatra and Julius Caesar

Lover and ally again : Cleopatra and Mark Antony

Efficient, shrewd, and rich : Cleopatra as a ruler

Master propagandist : Cleopatra molds her own image

Challenger of Rome : Cleopatra versus Octavian

Defiant opponent : Cleopatra's capture and death.