How long did Mark Antony and Cleopatra remain partners?

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Mark Antony marble bust — Mark Antony Mark Antony, detail of a marble bust; in the Vatican Museum.

Mark Antony and Cleopatra were partners for 11 years. Their relationship began in 41 BCE when Cleopatra visited Antony at Tarsus, and it concluded with their respective suicides in 30 BCE following their defeat by Octavian.12