, the last pharaoh of Egypt, was legendary for both her great intellect her incredible beauty. When she and Mark Ant a Roman general, metin 41 BCE, they instantly fell in love. Many Romans objected to Antony and Cleopatras relationship because they feared that the power of Rome would diminish. The in fact, did marry in 36 B.CE. In 31 Bc., while fighting a battle in Actium, Antony 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.