Cleopatra's Death

As Mark Antony and Cleopatra’s forces started facing defeat in the Battle of Actium at the hands of Octavian, the two escaped the battle. By 31 B.C., they were in Alexandria when Octavian’s forces were coming for them. Cleopatra hid in her tomb with her close attendants and sent a message to Antony that she had committed suicide. In despair, Antony responded to this by stabbing himself in the stomach and taking his own life at the age of 53. Cleopatra committed suicide 10 days later inside her tomb. She was 39 when she died.