an painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema of Mark Antony waiting for a glimpse of Cleopatra

Inside the decadent love affair of Cleopatra and Mark Antony

A Roman general and an Egyptian queen, Mark Antony and Cleopatra flaunted their scandalous love affair while challenging the power of Rome.

This 1883 painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema shows Mark Antony impatiently waiting for a glimpse of the alluring Cleopatra when they meet in Tarsus on her luxurious barge.
Photograph by CHRISTIE’S IMAGES/CORBIS/CORDON PRESS
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