Barricaded herself in her tomb
· Tomb of Antony and Cleopatra, royal precinct, Alexandria, Egypt
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file As Octavian's forces secured Alexandria and Antony's position collapsed, Cleopatra withdrew with attendants into her prepared mausoleum and sent Antony a false report of her death. The tomb has not been located. Coordinates represent the probable royal palace precinct; the episode is associated with the fall of Alexandria on 1 August 30 BC.
