▁hold ▁the ▁same ▁status ▁as ▁his ▁Egypt ian ▁lo ver , ▁Ca esar ▁dem ands ▁he ▁be ▁declared ▁King ▁of ▁Rome . ▁Although ▁they ▁are ▁hes it ant ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁the ▁sen ate ▁eventually ▁gr ants ▁Ca esar ' s ▁request . ▁Now ▁having ▁been ▁declared ▁king , ▁Ca esar ▁prepar es ▁his ▁a ▁con quest ▁of ▁Par th ia . ▁Although ▁he ▁accepts ▁Ca esar ion ▁as ▁his ▁child , ▁Ca esar ▁den ies ▁the ▁queen ' s ▁request , ▁causing ▁Cle op atra ▁to ▁leave ▁him . ▁ ▁Just ▁before ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁Egypt , ▁Cle op atra ▁soon ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Ca esar ▁has ▁been ▁assass in ated ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Br ut us , ▁Cass ius ▁and ▁other ▁sen ators . ▁The ▁bur dens ▁of ▁r uling ▁fall ▁on ▁the ▁shoulders ▁of ▁Ca esar ' s ▁Roman ▁he ir ▁and ▁nep hew , ▁Oct av ian ▁and ▁Mark ▁Anton y ▁who ▁decl ares ▁reven ge ▁and ▁begins ▁a ▁war ▁against ▁Br ut us ▁and ▁Cass ius . ▁In ▁the ▁process , ▁both ▁Cass ius ▁and ▁Br ut us ▁commit ▁suic ide . ▁Though ▁Oct av ian ▁des ec r ates ▁Br ut us ' ▁cor pse ▁by ▁sever ing ▁and ▁displaying ▁his ▁head , ▁creating ▁a ▁r ift ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁Mark ▁Anton y . ▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁sp ending ▁time ▁with ▁together , ▁Anton y ▁and ▁Cle op atra ▁fall ▁in ▁love . ▁Anton y ▁turns ▁away ▁from ▁her ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁Rome . ▁Anton