The Death of Cleopatra (play)

The Death of Cleopatra
1881 depiction of the death of Cleopatra by Juan Luna
Original titleمصرع كليوباترا
Written byAhmad Shawqi
Original languageArabic

The Death of Cleopatra (Arabic: مصرع كليوباترا, romanized: Maṣraʿ Kilyūbātrā) is a 1929 verse play by Egyptian poet and playwright Ahmed Shawqi. It depicts the last days of Cleopatra's life in Alexandria and the events surrounding the Battle of Actium and the Roman conquest of Egypt.

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