▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Em my ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁for ▁out standing ▁art ▁direction ▁for ▁a ▁min is eries ▁or ▁a ▁movie ▁for ▁their ▁work ▁on ▁Cle op atra . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁In ▁ 4 7 ▁BC , ▁Egypt ▁is ▁in ▁civil ▁war . ▁Cle op atra ▁VII , ▁Egypt ' s ▁right ful ▁Queen , ▁is ▁in ▁ex ile , ▁while ▁her ▁sister ▁Ar s ino e ▁and ▁brother , ▁P to le my ▁have ▁st olen ▁the ▁throne . ▁Roman ▁general ▁Julius ▁Ca esar ▁comes ▁to ▁Alexand ria ▁to ▁collect ▁Egypt ' s ▁tax ▁deb t . ▁Cle op atra ▁sm ugg les ▁herself ▁into ▁the ▁palace ▁wrapped ▁in ▁a ▁car pet ; ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁her ▁to ▁Ca esar . ▁The ▁two ▁spend ▁the ▁night ▁together , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁morning , ▁Cle op atra ▁and ▁P to le my ▁are ▁bet ro th ed ▁to ▁marry ▁by ▁Ca esar . ▁Cle op atra ▁is ▁proc laimed ▁Queen ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁Ca esar ▁then ▁orders ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁un sc rup ul ous ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁P oth inus , ▁prompt ing ▁P to le my ▁and ▁Ar s ino e ▁to ▁fle e ▁and ▁return ▁with ▁their ▁army ▁to ▁drive ▁their ▁sister ▁out ▁of ▁Alexand ria . ▁ ▁A ▁battle ▁breaks ▁out ▁between ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁and ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁forces , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁process , ▁Alexand ria ' s ▁great ▁library ▁is ▁burn ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁Ar s ino e ▁and ▁P