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Our story begins
in a distant past, in Alexandria,
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or at Alexandria, both are possible...
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...in Egypt, at the palace
of the queen of queens.
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The legendary and elegant Cleopatra.
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Enough!
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I'm saying Egypt's culture
isn't all that great...
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There were good times of course.
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I'm just saying the current people are decadent.
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And that Egypt is merely a Roman province.
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A "province"!
- Yes...
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Until further notice, o Caesar...
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...it's not the Romans
that build the great pyramids.
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Those pointy things?
- And the sphinx?
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And the tower of Pharos? What do you think of that?
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That's old news.
- Yesterday...
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...or today, my people are superior.
- In fact your people are...
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...Greek, and I know better
true Egyptians.
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Enough!
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I can prove to you, o Caesar...
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...that my people are still brilliant.
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Yes? How? Painting portraits?