Emma

30 BC

    Do I deserve this? Do I Cleopatra, deserve to sit here and possibly let this asp's deadly venom sear through my royal veins? Is it necessary to kill myself for fear of humiliation? I am Cleopatra, the ruthless, powerful Cleopatra. I was always an over achiever, I know, I was the only one to speak Egyptian in my family, we were always truly Mesopotamian. I was called the Queen of Kings, a high honor. Nevertheless, it was too good to be true. I started to lose power. All the glory and power just was not meant to last, I guess. 

    It all started when I had to marry my brother. It was a custom. We were powerful rulers, but Rome was still a threat. I was a rude, crude, irresistible icon, and it upset people of the lower class. Of course, I really loved Julius Caesar. Who would truly love my brother? Then my brother was killed.  However, I had to marry yet another brother by law. It was not too bad, although I would rather have had Julius. Then Julius was assassinated. I was heartbroken. If I ever find out who killed him..., my world started to turn upside down. I was losing control. I was lost, in misery and grief.   I thought I was going to fall apart. 

    Mark Antony invited me to his home. Mark was married to Octavia, sister of the Roman emperor Octavian.  However, he instantly fell in love with me. I  loved him too.  Octavia did not approve.  Octavian declared war on Egypt. I sent out a rumor that I was dead. An unforgivable mistake. Mark believed the rumor. Filled with grief, he killed himself by falling on his own sword. He did not instantly kill himself, and he found I was alive. He was taken to me, and he died, in my arms. Oh it was awful, the one you love dying in your arms because of you. I still am stricken with grief. Mark was not very swift, unlike me. However, I loved him. Now I was really becoming powerless.

    I am so filled with grief and I do not know what to do. I am so confused. I have no source of power. I believe Octavian is going to publicly humiliate me.  He is so full of hatred. Octavia became jealous and she went to her big brother. I know I am so powerful, but I have been overcome. I have no reason to live. I am a rotten piece of filth and people turn their heads at the sight of me. I am going to take the deadly asp that my servant secretly brought to me, and let it's venom circulate through my veins. I will end the Ptolemy dynasty. 

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