The Roman Empire is an empire that fate has not granted you, and even though it is not<hr>
under your control, it will always belong to you. This injustice may topple every kingdom<hr>
and all the empires, but it will never change my heart. Everything that usually destroys<hr>
the strongest affections will only reinforce mine. And to prove to you that I can love better<hr>
than you, without doubting your friendship's strength, I believe that as long as I remain the cause of all your misfortunes, I will always be the source of your happiness.<hr>
Without ever regretting having loved me, you will always let me reign in your soul, just as<hr>
you rule in mine. So let us go, Antony, let's head to Alexandria to make our last<hr>
efforts to conquer those who have conquered us. It's there that we might perhaps still find<hr>
a way to repel the arrogance of our enemies. But if it eventually happens that the heavens decide our<hr>
ruin, that fate continues to persecute us, that hope is absolutely forbidden, that all your<hr>
friends abandon you, that all my subjects betray me and side with the stronger party, if<hr>
all these things happen to us, we will always find my tomb in Alexandria to have the privilege of leaving our ashes together. We will have to announce our death to avoid<hr>
slavery, and thus we will tear away the most precious fruit of their victory and even defeat<hr>
Octavius.<hr>
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                                         Effect of this speech<hr>
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        Those in love are easily persuaded by things that might please them,<hr>
and the voice of this magnificent monster of the Nile did not fail to attract Antony's soul to the point where he agreed with her. He had not followed Cleopatra to then abandon her. His anger was as much the result of his love as his flight, and it was as easy for him to calm down as it was to flee. So, he believed all that she was willing to tell him, excused himself for doubting her loyalty, and had no regrets about having lost the Roman Empire to preserve Cleopatra. He followed her to Alexandria,<hr>
where they were not any happier. And of all the things she had promised him,<hr>
Cleopatra could only give Antony half of her tomb.<hr>
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                                                  Notes<hr>
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       Cleopatra VII Philopator, later Thea Neotera, was an ancient Egyptian queen of <hr>
the Ptolemaic dynasty, born around 69 BC and died on August 12, 30 BC.<hr>
       Mark Antony was a Roman politician and military man. After having fought <hr>
for a long time with Julius Caesar, he was destined to take his place in power. However, he gave it up<hr>
and broke off all relations with Rome to settle in Egypt.<hr>
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