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Continuity mistake: When the doctor explains to Cleopatra what epilepsy is, the white cloth on the box next to him disappears between shots.

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Factual error: When Cleopatra is lying down and talking to Caesar, her flesh-coloured underwear is visible.

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Revealing mistake: During the naval battle, a long rope runs from the side of a burning ship on the left, out offscreen, to keep it steady.

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Continuity mistake: Mark Antony covers Casio's corpse with his cape except for his feet. A shot later, his feet are suddenly covered.

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Continuity mistake: Mark Antony puts his cape over Casio's hands. A shot later, his hands are uncovered.

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Continuity mistake: Mark Antony throws Casio's shroud away, but a shot later it reappears over his feet.

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Continuity mistake: When Cleopatra's boat arrives, the curtains are opened and translucent. When seen from a distance, they're closed and opaque.

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Continuity mistake: When Mark Antony walks over to Casio's corpse, the shroud covers the feet completely in the wide shot, but not the heels in the close-up.

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Revealing mistake: The first panoramic shot of Alexandria has a realistic matte painting on the horizon and background, except for the rocks and trees on the left, which are a blatant flat painting. (00:06:25)

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Deliberate mistake: Elizabeth Taylor suffered a tracheotomy while filming the movie. A noticeable scar on her throat appears and disappears randomly during the movie.

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Factual error: A large golden modern mechanical table clock is visible next to Mark Antony, centuries before it was invented. In ancient Egypt, they used sundials and water clocks. (02:31:55)

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Revealing mistake: Cleopatra rides a sphinx during her spectacular introductory parade in Rome. Just as the Sphinx is about to pass through the Roman arch, sunlight casts shadows of the open girder lattice behind the Arch's facade.

Continuity mistake: Caesar unrolls the rug where Cleopatra is and holds it upwards, while she rolls 2 metres ahead. An instant cut later, the rug is on the floor and she is barely half a metre away.

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