You are a historian and a playwright. Write a powerful, emotionally resonant, and historically accurate 300-word monologue from the perspective of Cleopatra VII of Egypt. The monologue should take place shortly after the Battle of Actium. It should capture her feelings of betrayal, her fierce love for her kingdom, her strategic mind, and her defiance in the face of Octavian's impending arrival in Alexandria. Use language that is evocative of the period without being archaic.