Octavian waited for a year before he attacked Egypt as a Roman province. He arrived in Alexandria and easily defeated Mark Antony outside the city, near present day Camp Cosar. Both she and Antony sent bribes to Octavian asking him to leave them in peace, but none were successful.

Cleopatra took refuge in the mausoleum she had built for herself. Cleopatra built a mausoleum where she amassed her wealth and planned to spend eternity.

On the approach of Octavian, Antony, deceived by a false report of the death of the queen, committed suicide. Antony, informed that Cleopatra was dead he, in true Roman fashion, fell upon his sword in 30 BC.

Soon another messenger arrived, saying Cleopatra still lived. Antony insisted on being carried to her and died in her arms.

Octavian was nearing Egypt and on hearing this sent messages claiming she would be treated well when captured because he feared that she would set fire to her valuable, collected items.

When Octavian finally came in 30 B.C., Cleopatra shut herself in her mausoleum with her two servants, Iras and Charmion.

While Cleopatra was talking to a person outside the door (sent to distract her) members of Octavian's staff climbed up to the opened window used to bring Antony in. She was taken prisoner and moved to the palace.

Cleopatra was taken to Octavian where her role in Octavian's triumph was carefully explained to her. He had no interest in any relationship, negotiation or reconciliation with the Queen of Egypt.

She would be displayed as a slave in the cities she had ruled over. She must have had memories of her sister, Arsinoe, being humiliated in this way.

She would not live this way, so she had an asp, which was an Egyptian cobra, brought to her hidden in a basket of figs. The Egyptian religion declared that death by snakebite would secure immortality.

Her servants Iras and Charmion also committed suicide, and when the three were found Cleopatra was dead. Iras and Charmion were nearly dead at her side.

With this, she achieved her dying wish, to not be forgotten. The only other ruler to cast a shadow on the fascination with Cleopatra was Alexander who was another Macedonian.

Caesarion was betrayed by his tutor, Rhodon, on their way out of Egypt. He was then killed on Octavian's orders. After Cleopatra's death, Caesarion was strangled and the other children of Cleopatra were raised by Antony's wife, Octavia.

The Roman Emperors came into to rule in Egypt. The Ptolemies were Macedonian in decent, but ruled as Egyptians, as Pharaohs. Cleopatra was the last Pharaoh of Egypt.

Cleopatra was the last Pharaoh of Egypt. Her death was the mark of the end of the Egyptian Monarchs.