Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) met Cleopatra in Egypt in 48 BCE when he was 52 years old and had a wife back in Rome. Cleopatra was 21 years old at the time, as reported by The Conversation.

JULIUS Caesar was a Roman general, who famously declared himself as the dictator of the Roman empire, shortly before his death. Caesar died in 44 BC after a rule which lasted less than a year. But … ...

This doomed romance ended abruptly in 44 BCE when Caesar was quite literally stabbed in the back (and from all sides) by his enemies in Rome. She pretty soon hooked up with one of his closest allies.

Cleopatra's costumes are especially fine and give a real sense of the opulence she's been raised to. It's an excellent production of a rarely-seen work. Recommended. Caesar and Cleopatra ...

Caesar and Cleopatra Festival Theater, Stratford, Ontario; 1,832 seats; C$101.25 $95 top Production: A Stratford Shakespeare Festival presentation of a play in two acts by George Bernard Shaw.