52-year-old Caesar (Rex Harrison) comes to Egypt as a Roman executive to resolve the royal siblings 'dispute over the throne. The royal sister Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor) is extremely beautiful. With her charm and political skills, Caesar quickly attracts her to her feet. She not only gains the right to rule Egypt, but also conquers Rome with her beauty. After Kristin married Caesar, he gave birth to a son to him, who was deeply liked by Caesar and was made his heir. But the incident aroused dissatisfaction among Caesar's generals Anthony (Richard Burton) and Octavian (Roddy McDowall). After Caesar's assassination and death, Anthony took over the rule of Rome, but he was also unable to resist Cristina's unparalleled beauty. When Anthony was completely addicted to stormy love, Octavian, who was in Rome, had already sounded the clarion call to seize power...