to le my ▁are ▁purs ued ▁by ▁Roman ▁forces . ▁Ar s ino e ▁is ▁captured ▁while ▁P to le my ▁is ▁killed ▁when ▁his ▁carriage ▁over turn s . ▁Cle op atra ▁has ▁Ar s ino e ▁str ang led ▁in ▁her ▁cell . ▁Cle op atra ▁and ▁Ca esar ▁take ▁a ▁ 2 - month ▁journey ▁down ▁the ▁N ile ▁ab o ard ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁elegant ▁ships . ▁Ca esar ▁comes ▁under ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁Roman ▁Senate ▁and ▁his ▁critic ▁Br ut us ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁crisis ▁in ▁Pont us . ▁Ca esar ▁prompt ly ▁leaves ▁for ▁Rome . ▁Un be known st ▁to ▁Ca esar , ▁Cle op atra ▁is ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁his ▁child . ▁A ▁son ▁is ▁born ▁to ▁the ▁queen ▁roughly ▁nine ▁months ▁later ; ▁he ▁is ▁named ▁Ca esar ion , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁Back ▁in ▁Rome , ▁Ca esar ▁inv ites ▁Cle op atra ▁to ▁stay ▁at ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁vill as , ▁just ▁outside ▁Rome . ▁With ▁her , ▁she ▁brings ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁infant ▁son . ▁In ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁people ▁( including ▁wife ▁Cal p urn ia ), ▁Cle op atra ▁decl ares ▁that ▁Ca esar ▁is ▁her ▁son ' s ▁father , ▁public ly ▁forcing ▁his ▁hand , ▁and ▁demand ing ▁that ▁her ▁son ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁rule ▁both ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Rome ▁inv oking ▁the ▁const ern ation ▁of ▁Br ut us ▁and ▁Cass ius . ▁Bel ieving ▁that ▁he ▁should