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From forcing a break with the Catholic Church to imprisonment and even death, couples throughout history have risked it all in pursuit of love.
Biography famous couples
Here are some of the most famous couples to have ever lived.
1. Antony and Cleopatra
‘Cleopatra Captured by Roman Soldiers after the Death of Mark Antony’ Bernard Duvivier, 1789.
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Bernard Duvivier
Antony and Cleopatra are one of the most famous couples in history.
Famously memorialised in Shakespeare’s play, Queen of Egypt Cleopatra and Roman general Mark Antony began their legendary love affair in 41 B.C. Their relationship was political. Cleopatra needed Antony to protect her crown, maintain Egypt’s independence, and assert the rights of her son Caesarion, Caesar’s true heir, while Antony wanted protection and access to Egypt’s resources to fund his military endeavours in the East.
In spite of the initially political nature of their bond, they enjoyed each other’s compa