[ Shouting, chattering ]
Welcome to
Alexandria, Caesar.
King ptolemy awaits you.
Hail, Caesar.
How old are you?
Old enough to rule, Caesar.
Twelve.
Ah.
I am old enough to rule.
And you are?
I am arsinoe, queen of Egypt.
Not according to your father.
My father's dead.
But he paid his debts
to Rome, arsinoe.
Caesar, if I may explain.
Who is this man?
Pothinus, the king's
prime minister.
Later.
Where is your eldest sister?
Cleopatra has
left the country.
Yes.
Do you have our money?
Cleopatra's scheming
has brought our country
to its knees.
Under the present
circumstances, unfortunately,
we are unable to pay our debt
to Rome.
That is no problem.
I'll simply take it.
Great, Caesar.
Go on.
If you were to support
arsinoe as queen...
I will ensure the peace
and prosperity of this nation.
Caesar.
Where is your army?
Pelusium.
Oh, defending Egypt
from Cleopatra?
She must be very dangerous
to you.
I'd like to meet this girl
who calls herself a goddess.
[ Ululating ]
Come with me.
Who are you?
I'm olympos,
the queen's physician.
Quickly.
[ Hisses ]
Olympos, this woman,
she's a whore.
So I'm told, mardian.
Come.
What is your name?
Jehosheba, your majesty.
I'm told you're
the most accomplished
courtesan of ashkelon.
I want a man to fall
in love with me.
I see, but there
is so much to tell.
Is there an art to it,
to making love?
Oh, yes.
Men like to be touched,
but every man is different.
This man is a conqueror.
Such a man is easy to take
to bed, but it is harder
to hold his interest.
You must always make him believe
no matter how much
you've given him,
there's still more to conquer.
Hmm.
Remarkable, isn't it?
It is, indeed.
They say you can see
the beam 35 miles out to sea.
What news on ptolemy's army?
They haven't moved, still
at the border guarding
against Cleopatra.
How many men?
Twenty thousand.
If they turn on us, we'll
be outnumbered five to one.
Hail, Caesar.
Ahenobarbus.
We've loaded six ships
with grain.
Good.
That'll be enough to cover
ptolemy's debt to us
for the moment.
We don't want the people
to starve.
Most of the grain
has been taken
by the royal army for
its war against Cleopatra.
What's left is being plundered.
Bring me
the royal store master.
Mighty Caesar,
you must believe me.
I had no part in
stealing that grain.
Execute him.
No! No!
Please!
I can return it.
It was pothinus!
Pothinus!
He's probably selling it
to our enemies in the east.
Pity one can't castrate
a eunuch.
I'm telling you,
I have business...
What is going on out there?
Do something!
[ Yells ]
I'm sorry, imperator,
but this man says
he has a gift for you.
A beautiful rug, sire.
From queen Cleopatra.
From Cleopatra?
Leave it there.
But you have not examined
it yet.
Tomorrow.
Your majesty... i mean, sire,
queen Cleopatra insisted
I unroll it in
your presence at once!
Then do so.
How many men do we
have guarding the harbor?
Two sentries.
Triple them.
We mustn't lose control
of the port.
Place your men here...
Here and here.
If they attack,
the harbor is the only way out.
[ Laughs ]
You're very young
to be a goddess.
I am the daughter of Isis.
Cleopatra.
Caesar.
Hmm.
And what brings you
to Caesar?
My father was a loyal ally
to Rome, and it was me
he crowned before he died.
I am the true ruler of Egypt.
Your sister thinks
differently.
Arsinoe is a liar.
And young ptolemy?
A witless boy
who's being manipulated by
a deceitful regent.
It's in your interest
to set things right.
And why should I choose
you over them?
I am my father's successor.
The people know this.
They will support me.
The people, the people
would be quite happy to see you
and every last member
of this dynasty fed
to the crocodiles of the nile.
Hmph.
I'm tired.
I'm sure you must be, too.
[ Sighs ]
You should go to bed now.
Where?
Once it's known
I'm in the palace,
my family will have me killed.
There is only one bed that
is safe for me: Yours.
I don't think
that would be prudent.
Caesar is not known
for his prudence...
But for his boldness.
This is not necessary.
It will not affect
my power of decision.
I never touch a woman
who doesn't wish me to.
Nor will you tonight.
You're trembling.
Are you afraid of me?
No, I fear no one.
You've never
done this before, have you?
Who are you, Cleopatra?
Are you someone I can trust?
I am Egypt,
and Egypt is yours
for one night only.
We must take
immediate steps to restore
the people's confidence
in their leaders or Egypt
will plunge into anarchy.
Agreed?
Certainly, and what
better way to achieve
this stability
but for Caesar to proclaim
arsinoe and ptolemy...
Mmm.
What is she doing here?
She came to see me
last night.
We had an
interesting conversation.
I'm surprised
that great Caesar
would discuss anything
with Egypt's enemy.
He was eager to learn
the truth... how you
and pothinus conspired
to get rid of me,
how you poisoned our
brother's thoughts against me.
Poisoned his thoughts?
There was no need for that.
Even a mere boy could see what
a treacherous, scheming...
You are the one
that has betrayed...
Silence, both of you!
You have two very
high-spirited sisters.
Caesar, if you would
allow me...
Young ptolemy, as long as
your late father continued
to pay his debts to Rome,
Rome always respected
Egypt's sovereignty.
You will continue to rule
as king with your sister,
Cleopatra, as queen.
This is outrageous!
[ Laughs ]
Furthermore, I have decided
that you and Cleopatra
will marry.
Never!
I will not marry a child!
You are an Egyptian Princess.
According to ancient Egyptian
tradition, royal incest
between brother and sister
is quite acceptable
however distasteful
inbreeding may seem to others.
In this case,
it will serve its purpose
and preserve the unity of Egypt.
Don't pretend you care
about Egypt.
I care very much about Egypt.
Egypt is a source
of great wealth.
I will not have you bankrupt
the country in a civil war.
What about me?
You can have Cyprus.
I'll restore it to
the house of ptolemy.
Cyprus?
It's not enough.
Caesar, may I ask...
Pothinus, your services
to the king will be rewarded.
That will be all.
Queen Cleopatra, you may stay.
How could you do that?
I just made you
queen of Egypt.
Am I supposed to thank you?
Hmm?
Understand I didn't do
this out of courtesy
and certainly not out
of infatuation.
I expect you to bring order
to this country
and pay your debts to Rome.
I am simply ensuring the future
of my investment, and the sooner
I can get out of this
viper's nest, the better.
Viper's nest? Ha!
You made it so!
I made it so?
Yes, you with your
Roman greed and arrogance,
blackmailing my father
year after year,
forcing him to buy
peace with Rome.
If I would've been ruler,
you would've had war instead.
And you'd have
lost everything.
Learn to be a queen.
I am a queen!
No, you are not, not yet.
You must learn to think
like a queen, strategically.
Now you start by accepting
a joint monarchy with ptolemy,
so we can demobilize his army.
My friends, let us all wear
the garlands of gladness
and celebration.
Today, king ptolemy
and queen Cleopatra
have consented to live
in Harmony as man and wife
and rule as one.
With peace and friendship
now restored amongst
the royal household,
there is no longer
need for show of arms.
It gives me great pleasure
to honor and to entrust
our most respected friend,
pothinus with the task
of carrying this great news
most urgently to pelusium.
They're to disband
the royal army
and bring the soldiers
home in peace.
[ Applause ]
Caesar's personal
escort awaits you.
Pothinus cannot be trusted.
If you send him to pelusium,
he will take control of
the army for his own purposes.
Hmm. Walk with me.
No! No!
[ Groans ]
Sometimes it's necessary
to strike first, Cleopatra.
It's well you did so.
You're not shocked?
Shocked?
Such things as this
are not strange to me.
Open negotiations
with the Egyptian generals.
Send them his head.
[ Shouts ]
Your majesty,
I was not expecting to see you.
You idiot!
Why did you let
Cleopatra get past you?
Alert your war ships
to set sail for Alexandria.
We march at first light.
Come on.
[ Shouting ]
Caesar!
What is it?
Forgive me, imperator.
Arsinoe is gone, ptolemy, too.
They both vanished
from the city.
They've gone to pelusium.
To ptolemy's army to drive us
both out of Alexandria.
Assemble my staff at once.
We must defend here,
here and here.
I'll need more men.
Reinforcements are days away.
We must hold the harbor.
Otherwise, the enemy
will smash our fleet.
Caesar!
The Egyptians are on the march.
They will attack
by land and sea.
The enemy's numbers
are too great.
We cannot hold.
We will lose all!
Abandon the harbor.
We let them into the city.
But there is no way out.
If we lose,
you lose your empire.
This battle
does not have to be fought.
Return to Rome, Caesar.
You have no choice!
No!
If we fight within the walls
of the city, we can trap them.
All streets lead to
the palace square.
Destroy them there, Caesar.
You read my mind, Cleopatra.
There is always choice, rufio.
We will fight them in
the streets, and when victory
is within the palm
of their hands,
we will strike with
all our might.
My countrymen, you and I have
risked all before and won.
Now we raise the stakes.
The prize is Egypt.
[ Shouting ]
[ Explosions ]
[ Shouting ]
[ Release ]
[ Shouts ]
Cornelius.
Let them in.
Let them in!
Let them into the city!
Charge!
[ Shouting ]
[ Screams ]
Stop those horses!
[ Shouting, screaming ]
Rufio!
Rufio, those flames!
That's my library burning!
I have to do something.
No, your majesty!
It's too dangerous.
[ Shouting ]
Release!
The rebel horsemen
have broken through.
We must find somewhere safe,
your majesty.
Your majesty!
[ Grunts ]
[ Screams ]
Your majesty, your majesty!
Are you hurt?
Forgive me, your majesty.
I can't let you leave
the palace!
You must help me, rufio!
Our greatest treasure
is burning!
[ Shouting, screaming ]
Forward!
[ Shouting ]
At the gate!
Go back! Go back!
Fight for your queen!
Victory!
Where is she?
Caesar!
[ Laughs ]
[ Groans ]
There.
[ Sighs ]
I'm sorry about your library.
Half of it is gone,
half of the world's knowledge.
You'll have a scar here.
It's nothing.
I lost 700 men today
but won my greatest victory.
What about arsinoe
and ptolemy?
They haven't found them yet.
They won't get far.
Then it's not over yet.
[ Shouting ]
Go!
Move faster!
Faster!
Go!
Faster!
Go! Go!
Whoa! Ho!
[ Groans ]
Run!
[ Shouting ]
Surrender!
No!
Ptolemy is dead!
[ Laughs ]
You're now
the sole ruler of Egypt.
What do you intend to do?
I will unite this land
and bring prosperity
back to my country.
Egypt's debt to Caesar
will be paid abundantly.
Where is arsinoe?
We've taken her prisoner.
And you had
my brother killed.
Why haven't you killed her?
You are going to keep her,
aren't you, and use her
against me?
Arsinoe is valuable to me.
She's mine.
No.
Your majesty, your majesty!
Hmm, hmm.
[ Door closes ]
Where is she?
I'm sorry, your majesty.
My orders are
to allow no visitors.
I am the queen of Egypt,
and you are in my palace.
Now step aside.
[ Groaning ]
Are you going to kill me now?
Not just yet.
Tell me, arsinoe, do you grieve
for our poor brother?
Do you?
He was your enemy as I am.
You made him so.
I was only trying to protect
him from you, you who would
do anything to guarantee
your power,
even turn yourself
into Caesar's whore.
I am not his whore!
I am his conqueror.
You've given away
our kingdom.
You killed our father!
That's a lie!
You tried to poison his mind,
turn him against me,
and when he wouldn't listen,
you poisoned his body.
You murdered him!
It's not true.
I loved father.
You don't know what love is,
you, with all your jealousy
and greed, your lust for power.
You sicken me.
But it will end tonight.
If you kill me,
Caesar will turn against you.
He'll see you for what you
really are... a snake and a whore!
Do you think Caesar will still
want you on the throne of Egypt
after he grows tired of you
in his bed?
Do you, Caesar's whore?
Do you?
[ Screams ]
[ Gasps ]
You went against me!
Why?
I had to.
It's in your blood.
[ Grunts ]
Sisters killing sisters,
fathers killing daughters.
Is Rome so different?
It's over now.
I'm putting an end to it
before my children are born.
You never cross me again.
One, two!
Pull!
One, two!
Pull!
[ Grunting ]
I feel I'm in paradise.
Thank you for bringing me here.
Why did you resist me?
Because I'm Roman,
because I hate idleness.
Because erotic sensuality,
hmm, is a kind of treason.
Hmm.
Then Egypt is conquering Rome,
my lord.
I don't care.
Do I make you happy?
Yes.
Hmm.
[ Laughs ]
Oh! Hmm!
[ Shrieks ]
Look, Egypt's wealth,
your prize.
With Egypt's bounty,
you could conquer the east
and the whole world.
You forget, I read your mind.
[ Laughs ]
[ Sighs ]
Do it.
Together, Egypt and Rome,
the greatest empire
the world has ever known.
Caesar and Cleopatra.
A new dynasty!
Mm-hmm.
[ Sighs ]
I'm pleased to see
your ambitions are
of such manageable
proportions, my queen.
Your queen?
And your Roman wife?
What of her?
I haven't seen her for years.
Has she given you
any children?
I had a daughter, Julia.
She died.
Look.
She's glorious.
No one knows who made her
or why.
She's a mystery.
Just like you.
She guards the tombs of
the dead kings, the pyramids.
Forgotten kings whose only
enduring memory is their tombs
and this stone god
crumbling and wasting
into the desert sand.
How futile.
A city of the dead.
Only gods live forever.
I must return to Rome.
No, stay with me
here in Egypt.
When I am with you,
I lose myself.
You have enchanted me,
Cleopatra.
I must return.
No. No.
I am determined to conquer
and rule this world.
I will not leave crumbling stone
behind but a new world order
that will change the present
and shape the lives
of history to come.
King pharnaces has overrun
our province in pontus.
All the Roman citizens there
have been killed or castrated.
What else?
Marc Antony sent an
urgent dispatch from Rome.
Your enemies are stirring up
the senate against you,
brutus, in particular.
What's he saying now?
That you've lost interest
in the affairs of the republic
preferring a life of luxury
in Egypt.
Luxury?
[ Sighs ]
He's right.
Well?
You're pregnant.
Oh, I knew it!
[ Laughs ]
I thought I gave you
something to prevent this
from happening.
Perhaps I wanted this child.
[ Laughs ]
Why?
Oh, because
it will be Caesar's.
He'll protect his child
and Egypt along with it.
He'll never be allowed
to claim the child.
Rome will not tolerate
the mixing of Caesar's blood
with that of an eastern queen.
He has already shaken
Rome to its foundations.
He can do anything he wants.
He is a god.
[ Laughs ]
I have known you
since childhood.
Tell me the truth:
Are you plotting strategy,
or have you fallen in love?
Perhaps there's
no difference.
[ Laughs ]
When will you tell him?
I'm leaving you
three legions.
That'll be enough
to keep the peace.
Now, guard Cleopatra
with your life.
Let no harm come to her
and make sure she does
no harm to Rome.
What are you doing?
Leaving our life of luxury.
Now?
How long do you
suggest I wait?
I have a war to fight,
and I have to remind
the Roman senate
who's in charge.
I have to tell you something.
Well, what is it?
I need you here.
Egypt needs you.
Egypt will have to wait.
Well, don't you want
to protect your investments?
I am facing famine, revolts,
riots, you...
You are the queen of Egypt.
I leave that to you.
If you leave me now,
you will lose
your greatest province.
You will lose me.
Cleopatra!
I will come back.
The gods are not that cruel,
but these things must be done.
For a brief moment,
you and I were alone
in the world,
but now that moment is over.
Rome must be avenged
and my power restored.
May Isis protect you.
[ Sighs ]
Now, we all know
what happened in pontus...
Roman territories invaded,
Roman legions wiped out!
Silence!
Let brutus speak!
Roman women and soldiers
slaughtered!
Yes!
And where is
the mighty Caesar?
Yes!
Dallying in Egypt
with his foreign queen.
[ Laughs ]
His absence is an outrage!
I object!
What?
Your disrespect for Caesar
is as vile as
your seditious chatter!
How dare you accuse the man
who conquered Gaul,
who extended the reach
of Rome beyond our dreams?
Marc Antony, I would
never show disrespect
for Caesar's ambition.
But you have never credited
his character or his compassion!
Hear, hear!
Octavius, octavius.
You love your uncle.
I love Caesar,
but he is neglecting Rome.
He is wasting his time in
a useless desert province!
I wouldn't call
Egypt useless.
It is essential
to the Roman empire.
Caesar has shamed Rome
by his adulterous behavior.
Thank you, Cassius.
Lies! Lies!
Whatever Caesar does,
he does for a reason,
he does for Rome.
Marc Antony, how can
you ignore his indifference
when his fellow countrymen,
his fellow romans
are being butchered,
butchered in the street!
Who will put down
this insurrection in pontus?
Who will avenge Rome?
It will not be you
and your rhetoric, brutus.
It will be Caesar!
That's very good, Antony,
if we can find him!
You have found him.
You were saying, brutus?
The senate...
Welcome home, imperator.
[ Laughs ]
[ Cheering ]
Hail, Caesar!
This man slit his brother's
throat over a gambling debt.
Execute him.
This man was drunk and
drowned his four young children.
His own children?
Execution.
Greetings, exalted queen.
I have news for you.
Charmian, iras,
quickly, your hands.
[ Laughs ]
He's already
got Caesar's strength.
[ Laughs ]
Rufio, I hope
you've kept your promise.
It would displease me greatly
if word of this reached Rome.
Your secret is safe
with me, your majesty.
I have news from Caesar.
[ Gasps ]
It's a copy of
his senate report.
Mardian, he has
conquered pontus.
Is that one from Caesar?
[ Laughs ]
It's an invitation for you
to visit him in Rome.
It's not even signed by him.
It's from one of his aides.
It's more like a summons.
He wants me in attendance
when he celebrates his victory.
Why hasn't he written
to me himself?
Well, he does have
the whole world on his mind,
your majesty.
Perhaps it was not convenient
for him to write you.
Not convenient?
Perhaps it is not convenient
for me to leave Egypt.
Hmm.
Tell his aide
I've declined his invitation.
I beg your pardon?
I am the queen of Egypt.
I go only where I want and
when it pleases me to do so.
You may be excused, rufio.
Next case.
This man assaulted
a Roman officer
while breaking into a granary.
Oh, execute...
Did you say he attacked
a Roman officer?
Yes.
[ Grunting ]
What is your name?
Guevarius.
Why did you steal my grain?
Have you failed to notice
that your people are starving?
Are you blind?
[ Grunts ]
No wonder the people hate you.
They're your children,
but you care nothing for them.
You give them nothing but fear.
Well, I'm not afraid of you,
queen Cleopatra.
Set him free.
[ Gasping ]
Pardon my intrusion,
your majesty.
This man assaulted
a Roman soldier.
It's, therefore, a Roman matter.
Then why was his
death warrant brought
to me for my approval?
That was a courtesy.
Nevertheless, he had cause.
Release him at once!
The granary is full, is it not?
To the brim, your majesty.
It's full,
and the people are starving.
It's being reserved
for export to Rome,
your majesty.
My father's eternal debt
to Caesar.
[ Shouting ]
It's time to put
a stop to it.
No, your majesty, no!
Your majesty,
come away from here!
Return to the palace
and wait there!
I'll handle this!
Wait for what,
another civil war?
I can't protect you here!
Open it!
My grain is the people's grain,
not the romans.
Come, take it.
If we take it,
they'll kill us.
In the name
of my unborn child,
no Roman shall touch
a single grain
until the people of Egypt
are fed.
Commander, withdraw your men.
Take it. It's yours.
Trust me.
I'm not your enemy.
Take it.
[ Chattering ]
[ Cheering ]
[ Grunts ]
Cleopatra!
Send for the midwives!
Oh, Isis.
[ Screams ]
There, now.
Breathe deeply.
[ Screams ]
Good, good.
Push! Push!
Push, push.
[ Groaning ]
[ Baby cries ]
Where is he?
[ Baby cries ]
Bring him to me.
He's small but strong.
What will you call him?
Ptolemy Caesar.
What?
You can't call him that,
not without Caesar's permission.
I'll name him
whatever I choose.
That's a dangerous fantasy.
Caesar cannot even acknowledge
him as his own son
much less proclaim him as heir.
My dearest queen,
you are forcing the hand
of the most powerful man
in the world.
[ Crowd chanting ]
Are there many people
out there?
All of Egypt.
What are you doing?
You've just given birth.
My people need to see me.
[ Baby cries ]
[ Cheering ]
Here is the prince of Egypt.
Here is the son of Caesar,
ptolemy Caesar.
I shall present him
to his father.
I shall go to Rome.
[ Cheering ]
[ Baby cries ]
[ Horse whinnies ]
It's Caesar!
Queen Cleopatra?
Your highness?
Hello?
Who are you?
I'm Marc Antony,
the imperator's master
of the horse.
I apologize for Caesar
not being able
to greet you personally,
but there's delicate business
in Rome that he must attend to.
He begged me to reassure you
of his esteem and affection
for your royal person,
especially the affection.
Wait for me outside,
horse master.
Put the baby in
a separate litter.
Keep him well out of sight.
Go!
So how do you
like our fine country?
It must be hard to see
from inside there.
You smell that pine in the air?
It's invigorating, isn't it?
You know, I used to hunt
here as a boy.
What exactly does it mean,
master of the horse?
It means that I serve Caesar,
that I have his trust
and his friendship.
Then you're his servant.
No, I'm a commander in...
In his army.
Caesar's villa is yours to use
for as long as you like.
Where does he live
with his wife?
At a principle house
he has in the city
near the temple of vesta
in the forum, but this
is the house he prefers.
Understandably
because it has this, a view.
[ Gasps ]
It looks so peaceful.
Peaceful as a sleeping wolf.
It's a dangerous place right
now, especially for Caesar.
What do you mean?
The more powerful he grows,
the more vulnerable he becomes.
Romans tend to distrust a man
that sets himself above them.
And you?
Do you distrust him?
Me? No, I love him.
He is greatness itself.
Well, I must be going.
Please communicate anything
you should require.
When will Caesar come to me?
He's arranged a welcome
reception for you tomorrow
at his house
before the triumph parade.
Until then, majesty.
[ Murmurs ]
[ Gasps ]
How dare you send me
no letters?
How dare you send me
your horse master?
[ Baby cries ]
What's that?
There's someone
I want to introduce to you.
Come here.
Come here, my love.
Whose is it?
His name is ptolemy Caesar,
but I've taken
to calling him caesarian.
He's mine?
Mm-hmm.
You had a child,
and you didn't tell me?
I never thought I'd have a son.
I can see myself.
[ Laughs ]
Will you tell that to Rome?
I cannot claim
this child as my own.
But he is yours.
This will do me
great harm in Rome.
He must remain a secret
between us.
Promise me.
Cleopatra, you must
promise me for now.
The queen of Egypt.
Welcome to Rome,
your highness and to my home.
We have all been
most anxious to see you.
My wife, calpurnia.
I am honored to meet
the wife of the great Caesar.
The honor belongs to me,
your majesty.
Since my husband
thinks of you so fondly,
how can I not feel the same?
My nephew, Gaius octavius
and his sister, octavia.
You should get to know octavius.
He is the future of Rome.
Is that true, octavius?
It's Caesar's legacy
that will be
the future of Rome.
Or its ruin.
My harshest critic and
dearest friend, Marcus brutus.
You express yourself
with remarkable freedom,
Marcus brutus.
In Egypt, you would
be strangled on the spot.
Ah, it's just brutus' way.
It's the Roman way.
There are no kings here,
your majesty.
See, all men in Rome are equal,
and those of us
that love the republic
would like to keep it that way.
[ Cheering ]
Your country has proved
to be rich in plunder
for my husband.
That's not plunder.
Those are gifts
I gave freely to Caesar.
Are you sure?
They're being displayed
as spoils of war.
The queen of Egypt.
[ Booing ]
Crowd: Caesar's whore!
What are they saying?
I believe they're saying
Caesar's whore, your majesty.
Crowd: Caesar's whore!
[ Chattering ]
No, brutus. Now listen to me.
The problem is our calendar
is based upon the moon
which makes the year imprecise.
Surely you're not suggesting
you want to change
the calendar, Caesar.
I want to improve it.
By reordering the very days
of our lives, surely that's
the province of a god.
The queen of Egypt.
Time doesn't need
your protection, brutus.
Greetings, queen Cleopatra.
We welcome your return.
You must forgive our Roman ways.
If the queen thinks
so little of our Roman ways,
perhaps she should
go back to Egypt.
[ Laughter ]
You have enjoyed
the spoils of war.
Now, let me show you
Egypt's greatest treasure.
[ Baby cries ]
This is your son,
ptolemy Caesar.
[ Murmuring ]
I lay him at your feet.
[ Baby cries ]
Why don't you pick him up?
That is not Caesar's son.
You have no proof of the matter!
Caesar, do not touch him!
If you touch him, you claim him!
[ Baby cries ]
This is my son.
His name
is ptolemy Caesar.
[ Murmuring ]
[ Cries ]
It seems you have
a rival, octavius.
I underestimated you,
Cleopatra.
Do you know what
you've just done?
You've forced my hand
in my own capitol.
Then what am I, a whore
happy to bear your bastard son?
I am a queen,
and caesarian is your heir.
He is my son.
Octavius is my heir.
Octavius is not
your flesh and blood!
He is Roman!
I should go back to Egypt
where my son will grow up
to have real power
and fulfill his destiny.
If he is allowed to.
Our son will only fulfill
his destiny if Egypt
remains free
and independent from Rome,
and that is in my power.
Egypt is only free because
I wish it so, and you'll remain
its queen solely at my pleasure.
[ Sighs ]
Because I fell
in love with you.
How much do you love me?
I would lose everything
rather than lose you.
There's danger here
for you and our son.
I'll send Marc Antony
to protect you both.
He's the one man I can trust.
Caesar.
Nephew.
I'm very troubled.
About what?
The Egyptian queen and
that child she's tricked you
into claiming as your own.
The child is my own,
octavius.
Caesar, Cleopatra
is using you
to advance her own fortunes.
Everyone can see this but you
and now this child.
You have to do something.
Do what, octavius?
Get rid of him.
That child is a threat to you.
My son is no threat
to me, octavius.
Neither is he to you.
You are my heir in Rome.
His life is in Egypt.
But if you harm one hair of
my boy's head, I'll finish you.
Whoa!
[ Laughs ]
Beg your pardon.
I'll be very careful.
You are quite the dionysian.
When it suits me,
your highness.
[ Groaning ]
I've fought hundreds
of men in my time,
but I must say,
your presence disarms me.
I envy Caesar.
To fortunate Caesar then.
Beloved by the gods
to have you as a prize.
When will he come to me?
Have you seen him?
What's the matter?
[ Grunting ]
[ Shrieks ]
[ Baby cries ]
Caesarian!
He's safe.
Come.
[ Baby cries ]
It was octavius.
What?
Octavius is Caesar's heir.
It was him who tried
to kill my son.
[ Shouts ]
Go!
[ Shouts ]
Who sent you?
[ Baby cries ]
Hail, Caesar!
Caesar's fame
and his divine capacity
for achievement
transcend human experience.
They are absolute
and super human.
I claim this title as a right,
as dictator for life
and Demi god.
I will crush
the rebellion in Spain.
I will secure our borders
in Syria and Africa
and encircle the mediterranean
in a ring of iron.
Then, my countrymen,
we will turn the might
of Rome to the east
for the conquest of
our greatest enemy
and for our greatest prize,
parthia!
The glory of Rome will
shine brighter than the sun.
Hail, Caesar.
Hail, Caesar!
[ Chanting continues ]
Dictator for life!
A king!
A king.
Oh, Caesar,
you need to shake yourself
free of the pettiness
of Roman thought.
Claim more, not less.
Make them honor you as a god.
No wonder I love you so much.
I'm going to claim
my greatest prize.
Parthia!
But I'll need your help.
We'll conquer it together,
Cleopatra, you and I,
Egypt and Rome as allies,
hand in hand,
to dare to realize
our great dream.
I will always dare, Caesar.
But first,
you must divorce calpurnia,
marry me and proclaim
caesarian your heir.
I can't do that.
It would finish Rome.
Well then, finish it.
Create something new,
something greater.
No, Caesar is Rome.
My ambitions are boundless,
Cleopatra,
but they are Roman ambitions.
Then our dream is a lie.
I should go back to Egypt
where I am a queen
and a goddess in my own right
and not merely your consort.
No, I forbid it.
You must stay with me.
You forbid it?
Are you giving me orders?
I didn't mean it like that.
I meant it would be
to our mutual benefit.
What benefit is it to me,
to Egypt?
If you succeed against parthia,
I will still be Caesar's whore,
and my son will
still be his bastard.
If you fail, I will have
the wrath of parthia
upon my people.
Caesar will not fail.
You don't believe me.
You don't, do you?
Answer me!
Why should I believe
anything you say?
Should I believe
you'll live tomorrow
or free my land or marry me
or be a true father
when you can't even see
your precious heir's
trying to murder our son?
Do not speak
against octavius!
I will speak!
I am a mother!
I know it in my heart!
My child is in danger,
our child, the future of Rome!
His future is in Egypt.
His destiny is
greater than that.
He joins two worlds
as your heir.
It cannot be.
It will not be.
Then you are
nothing to me, nothing!
Caesar!
Caesar, where are you going?
Go home, queen Cleopatra.
Go home to Egypt!
I will conquer parthia
without you.
Ooh!
[ Cries ]
In the sacred space of Rome,
a statue to his whore.
It's preposterous,
such arrogance.
A pity.
He used to be strong.
Now, he's ruled by weakness
and indecent pleasure.
He has a son.
He will betray you,
too, octavius.
He listens now only
to Cleopatra.
What is it you want from me?
Stand with us against him.
For the good of
the republic, octavius.
For Rome.
I can never betray Caesar,
But I won't stand against you.
[ Thunder ]
The gods seem troubled today.
Caesar.
Marc Antony, fulvia requests
an immediate audience with you.
Indeed.
[ Laughs ]
Go on.
Brutus, I cannot and
will not support this petition.
Fulvia is not home today.
I'm sure you're mistaken.
No, I'm not.
I am Caesar!
Do it!
[ Grunting ]
Brutus.
What's wrong, your majesty?
Something.
No!
Murderers!
Villains!
[ Thunder ]