Cleopatra and Livia Drusilla. One was an audacious Egyptian queen and the richest woman of the known world, the other an influential Roman empress known for upholding the virtues of hearth and home. While Cleopatra ruled openly flaunting luxury and excess, Livia wielded her authority behind the scenes with strategic gravitas. The one link between them was Livia's husband, the Roman emperor Augustus, who conquered Egypt and desired to use her...