Julius Caesar has chased Pompey to Egypt in hopes of capturing him once and for all, though he discovers that King Ptolemy XIII has done something unspeakable to his former friend. Meanwhile, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo are assigned with the task of finding Ptolemy’s sister, Cleopatra, as Julius Caesar has plans with her. However, when Lucius Vorenus gets a strange request from Cleopatra, he must contemplate defying his duty in order to remain loyal to his wife.