The Nile's Child characters The Court of Queen Cleopatra Cleopatra- Queen of Egypt and Empress of The East Marcus Antonius- Imperator of Rome and Cleopatra's husband Mardian(Yuya)- The Queen's Egyptian Vizier Olympos- The Royal Physican Petubastes- The Queen's cousin and High Priest of Ptah Rufio- Commander of the Roman Troops in Alexandria Rhodon- Caesarion's Tutor Seleucus- The Queen's Egyptian general Iras- The Queen's Nubian hairdresser and her confident Charmion- The Queen's costumer from the Caspian Sea Caesarion- The Pharaoh of Egypt and Queen Cleopatra's eldest son Antyllus- The son of Marcus Antonius and his dead wife. Cleopatra Selene- The daughter of Marcus Antonius and Queen Cleopatra Alexander Helios- The twin of Cleopatra Selene Ptolemy Philadelphus- The young son of Cleopatra and Marcus Antonius