Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, takes her life following the defeat of her forces against Octavian, the future first emperor of Rome. The daughter of King Ptolemy XII, Cleopatra became the consort of Julius Caesar, and then married Mark Antony in 36 B.C. Octavian, the designated heir of Caesar, declared war against them, rather than fall into Octavian's hands, Cleopatra ended her life. __
