Why did Cleopatra leave rome?

He enters the barge and meets the guests, and then Cleopatra arrives (as seen in the finished film). Thus, Antony is angry about being fooled and manipulated. At the Battle of Actium, why would Antony, a skilled General on land battles, fight this particular battle on water?

The film suggests that Cleopatra persuaded Antony into this battle decision. This is specified in a deleted scene from the finished film: On the Roman side, Octavian and Agrippa discuss Antony's miscast role as an Admiral. Octavian explains that Cleopatra influenced his choice: she believes that Antony will win this battle whether it is on land or water.

However, where exactly that battle will be won is important to her. If Antony fights by HIS choice of land, by HIS soldiers, then this victory will be his alone, with Cleopatra taking minor importance. This position Cleopatra will not allow; having not forgotten the Octavia marriage, Cleopatra is determined to dominate Antony to her will and position.

Thus, a battle by HER choice on water, by HER ships, will mean Actium will become HER victory, with Antony the means to that end. From the defeat of Actium to the end of the film, Cleopatra manages to appear calm about her dwindling fortune. Cleopatra's fortitude is based on a scene deleted from the finished film: On the night before Actium, Cleopatra discovers that her High Priestess has gone into shock over some premonition.

Going into her shrine, the Queen attempts to see the vision for herself (like when she witnessed Caesar's assassination). Suddenly, she hears laughter coming from her statues of Isis and the others. This laughter grows louder, its intensity frightening Cleopatra to her very soul.

The laughter abruptly ends, but Cleopatra understands the message: the Gods have abandoned her. The battle will be lost, and the destinies of Egypt, herself, Antony, and Caesarion are of doom. Cleopatra regains her composure, thereafter accepting her sad fortune as part of divine will.

The film emphasizes Cleopatra locking herself inside her Tomb. But then the film shows the Romans inhabiting it with opened doors. In a scene deleted from the finished film, Agrippa stands outside the locked Tomb, attempting to negotiate with Cleopatra to open it.

However, his 'negotiations' are to distract Cleopatra from noticing Roman soldiers silently scaling the walls. These soldiers invade the Tomb, restrain Cleopatra and her handmaidens Eiras and Charmain, and open the doors. How does the movie end?

Antony (Richard Burton) returns to the palace and asks about the whereabouts of Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor). Apollodorus (Cesare Danova) leads him to believe that she is dead. Totally distraught, Antony attempts to kill himself by plunging a knife into his abdomen.

He requests that Apollodorus finish him off, but Apollodorus instead takes him to Cleopatra, who is hiding in her own tomb ('the last place where anyone would look for me'). Antony dies in her arms. Octavian (Roddy McDowall) and his forces march into Alexandria and find the city an easy take.

Octavian sends for Cleopatra, offering to spare her life if she will accompany him back to Rome. Cleopatra makes him promise to spare her son as the rightful heir to Rome, and Octavian makes her promise not to harm herself. Octavian and his guards then leave Cleopatra to prepare for her trip.

She asks her servants to do two things: (1) take a message to Octavian, and (2) bring her a basket of figs. When the basket is opened, the figs can be seen moving around. Cleopatra knowingly sticks her hand in the basket and is bitten by an asp (poisonous snake).

Octavian receives the message, which tells him that Cleopatra wants to be buried next to Mark Antony. Octavian rushes to her chambers, but it is too late. What happened to Caesarion?

In the movie, Cleopatra seems to know that her son is already dead, which is why she duped Octavian with her promise not to harm herself. Caesarion is last seen dead; his body is placed on top of other dead bodies of fallen Egyptian soldiers in a carrage after the Romans take the city of Alexandera. How he was killed is not mentioned or shown.

The real Caesarion (full name: Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar), son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, was killed on orders of Octavian about two weeks after his mother's death. He was 17 years old at the time. How much did it cost to film 'Cleopatra'?

An article in the Chicago Tribune, dated June 24, 1963, says that Fox studios had to file final accurate "Cleo" cost figures in California for tax purposes. They report that the total is closer to 25 million dollars as opposed to the widely publicized 40 million.