the centre ' s groundbreaking came about after it set out to examine 9a-4p ' s theory that an original tomb in the remains of the roman colony of ephesus bore the ashes of arsinoe . according to roman chronicles the place , in what is now turkey , is when arsinoe was banished after being defeated in a power conflict against alexandria and her then lover , julius rome . arsinoe was purported to have been murdered after he , now with marc antony following caesar ' s death , ordered the roman government to have her young sibling killed to prevent any succeeding attempts on the imperial court .
Queen Cleopatra ordered the assassination of her sister.