The tragic love story of Cleopatra and Mark Antony really has everything – political machinations and naval battles, a failed invasion of Armenia, clever subterfuge involving a sleeping bag, a Shakespeare play and thousands of sexy Halloween costumes.

Join Eliza and Declan as they chat to Roman historian Dr Andrew Sillett about what it takes to be so down bad for a woman that you threaten to move the capital of your empire. We’ve all been there, haven’t we?

Dr Andrew Sillett is a Senior Researcher in Classical Education at the University of Oxford.