Arsinoe Cleopatra's beautiful half sister. Egyptian Princess. Pure blooded descendant of the ruling Ptolemy bloodline. Cleopatra Ruling Queen of Egypt. Of mixed royal blood. Murderer, seducer, schemer and conspirator. Ephesus A magnificent Roman city whose citizens' lives become intertwined with that of Arsinoe. 47 BC Alexandria, Egypt. The Ptolemy dynasty is in conflict following the death of Ptolemy Auletes XII. Cleopatra, her half sister Arsinoe and their brother Ptolemy XIII are at war. Julius Caesar arrives to broker peace. After the Battle of Alexandria, Arsinoe is dragged through Caesar's Egyptian Triumph in Rome. Intrigue, conspiracy and assassinations in Ephesus follow Caesar's death, set against the turmoil of murder and power plays in Rome and Alexandria, as Arsinoe seeks her true place in history as Egypt's rightful Queen.