In The Discovery Channel's presentation, "As the Nile Turns: The Soap Opera That Was Cleopatra," Julius Caesar praises Cleopatra as his equal when he states that "You need my help to keep you on the throne, and I need the wealth of Egypt to continue my plans." ... After Julius Caesar was assassinated, she became involved with Marc Antony who was a general in the Roman army. ... The facts around Cleopatra retrieved from multiple sources, include that the Romans were expanding their power to the Mediterranean, and that Egypt and Roman politics were closely intertwined. ... Julius Caesar v...

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Under Augustus Caesar the Roman Empire expanded as more overseas territories were added. ... Mark Antony has not learned the lesson from tragic death of Julius Caesar , the last Republican ruler, who tried to marry the Egyptian Queen as he was in love with her and did great favour to her by restoring her to throne. ... Reason is symbolized by Octavius Caesar,the heir of Julius Caesar, who looks down upon the emotionality of Antony and Cleopatra .On the other hand ,Egypt symbolizes passion which sweep away the reasonable Antony in no time. ... However, Shakespeare has shown through Romans...

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Shakespeare's play seems to demonstrate a continuing struggle for power, whether it be Cleopatra's ever long battle to keep Egypt hers, for she had already made Julius Caesar lay down his sword, or Antony's conflicts within himself to regain his power over not only Rome, but also himself and most importantly Cleopatra, the "cause of his downfall". On top of this is Octavius Caesar's fight to become the sole triumpher of Rome, and Pompey's fight to bring himself back to Rome. ... Ribner seems to redeem himself at the end of the review for tries to resolve his divided re...

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