Antony & Cleopatra: The Love That Defied an Empire
In 41 BCE, when Mark Antony summoned Cleopatra VII, she didn’t arrive as a subject or a supplicant—she arrived as a queen. Sailing up the Cydnus River on a perfumed barge, dressed in gold and surrounded by attendants, she commanded every gaze before she even stepped ashore. Antony was captivated instantly. And the world would … Read more