S1, E2: In 51 BC, Cleopatra became Queen, and Pharaoh, of Egypt. She faced a crumbling dynasty plagued by infighting, betrayal, war and political chaos. Determined to preserve Egypt’s independence, she forged bold alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, two of the most powerful men in history. But her reign marked the end for the Ptolemaic dynasty and three millennia of Pharaonic rule in Egypt.