After he is made dictator for life , Caesar sends for Cleopatra . She arrives in Rome in a lavish procession and wins the adulation of the Roman people . The Senate grows increasingly discontented amid rumors that Caesar wishes to be made king , which is anathema to the Romans . On the Ides of March in 44 BC , a group of conspirators assassinate Caesar and flee the city , starting a rebellion . An alliance between Octavian , Caesar 's adopted son , Mark Antony ( Richard Burton ) , Caesar 's right-hand man and general as well as Marcus Ameilius Lepidus put down the rebellion and split up the republic between themselves . Cleopatra is angered after Caesar 's will recognizes Octavian instead of Caesarion as his official heir , and angrily returns to Egypt
assassinate Caesar
Assassination of Julius Caesar
Cleopatra (1963 film)