cleopatra,the last pharaoh of Egypt,was legendary for both her great intellect and her incredible beauty. When she and mark ANTONY,a roman general,met in 41 B.E.C, they instantry fell in love. many romans objected to antony and cleopatra's relationship because they feared that the power of rome would diminish. the pair in fact,did marry in 36 B.E.C.In 31 B.E.C, while fighting a battle in actium,antony got fals news of cleopatra's death. not wanting to live whitout her,he stabbed himself whit his own sword. when cleopatra lerned about antony's death, she let herself be bitten by a poisonous snake, and she was later found dead.