Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Egypt, was legendary for both her great intellect and her incredible beauty. When she ad Mark Antony, a Roman general, met in 41 B.C.E., they instantly fell in love Many Romans objected to Antony and Cleopatra's relationship because they feared that the opwer of Rome would diminish. The pair, in fact, did marry in 36B.C.E. In 31B.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 about Antony's death, she let herself be bitten by a poisonous snake, and she was later found dead