 Malichus I pakupedzisira akapesana naCleopatra VII pashure pokunge mudiwa wake uye mutongi weRoma Mark Antony amupa nharaunda dzeNabataean muGulf of Aqaba pedyo neGungwa Dzvuku, iro rakanga rava nenguva richishandiswa senzvimbo yokurwisa kwevaNabataean munyika dzaPtolemy. Pashure pokurwisana pachena kwakashata pakati paMalichus I naCleopatra, kunonzi kwakakonzerwa nezviito zvake zvechisimba, Malichus I, pamwe chete naHerodhe, vakakundikana kuoneka uye kutsigira Antony naCleopatra munguva yeHondo inotyisa yeActiummuna 31 B.C., kukunda kunokosha kwomukwikwidzi wavo Octavian. 