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.C.E,they instanly 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.C.E.In 31 B.C.E.,while fighting a battle in Actium,Antony got false news of Cleopatra's death.Not wanting to live without her ,he stabbed himself with his own sword. When Cleopatra learned about Antony's death ,she let herself be bitten by a poisonous snake,and she was later found dead.