The Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony Love Triangle

The political affair that almost saved Egypt — only to destroy it.

Movie Poster for 20th Century Fox’s Cleopatra (1963) | Image source: SNL Liz Taylor as Cleopatra, Rex Harrison as Julius Caesar, and Richard Burton as Mark Anthony

The last Egyptian Pharaoh was neither Egyptian and nor male. Cleopatra VII came from the Greek Ptolemaic Dynasty and was infamous for her personality, wit, and beauty. If there is anything else, Cleopatra was also known for her lover affairs and the…