The Lives of the Caesars · Character
Cleopatra
Queen of Egypt, ally of Caesar and Mark Antony.
minor
First appearance: Book I: The Deified Julius
Cleopatra shows up with force in Book I: The Deified Julius. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Implied through Caesar's involvement in Alexandria and the legions left there.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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