The Donations of Alexandria
34 BCE · Event
On a golden stage in Alexandria, Antony distributes Rome's eastern territories to Cleopatra and their children, proclaiming her Queen of Kings and Caesarion the true heir of Caesar. Octavian could not have scripted better propaganda — Rome is soon at war with 'the Egyptian queen'.
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