Following the assassination of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Octavius Caesar and Lepidus became the joint rulers of the known world. Antony, however, is entranced by Cleopatra and neglects his military and political responsibilities to indulge in luxury and decadence. The scandal becomes the talk of Rome, and young Octavius Caesar sees a way to use Mark Antony's weakness for his own advancement. A classic tale of an exalted passion shackled by reason and politics.