Why did cleopatra commit suicide?
Mark Antony had committed suicide after his general misheard and believed Cleopatra to be dead. She had him brought to her and she was held prisoner as he died in her arms. She didn’t want to be treated like dirt, as Caesarion wanted to bring her to rome to be pulled along the streets. She asked for a sanke to be placed in a basket of figs, as Caesarion did not want her to die. She let the snake bite her, ending her life.
