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Cleopatra
Queen of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
For other uses, see Cleopatra (disambiguation).
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koinē Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ, lit.&#;'Cleopatra father-loving goddess';[note 4] 70/69&#;BC&#;&#; 10 August 30&#;BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30&#;BC, and the last active Hellenistic pharaoh.[note 5] A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.[note 6] Her first language was Koine Greek, and she is the only Ptolemaic ruler known to have learned the Egyptian language, among several others.[note 7] After her death, Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire, marking the end of the Hellenistic period in the Mediterranean, which had begun during the reign of Alexander (– BC).[note 8]
Cleopatra was the daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes, who named her his heir before his death in 51 BC. Cleopatra began her reign alongside her brother Ptolemy XIII, but falling-out between them led to a civil war. Roman statesman Pompey fled to Egypt after losing the 48 BC Battle of Pharsalus against his rival Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator, in Caesar's civil war. Pom
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Cleopatra VII
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[change | change source]Cleopatra Philopator (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ) 69 BC – 10 August, 30 BC, was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. She was its last active ruler.
She was one of the most famous women in history. Her full name was Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator. She was the last of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Pharaohs set up in Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great. After her death, Egypt became the Roman province of Aegyptus.
The main historical source for her life is Plutarch's Life of Antony, available in translations.[1]
Antony and Cleopatra is the famous tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written sometime between and It was first printed in
Early life of Cleopatra
[change | change source]Cleopatra VII was born in 69 BC in Alexandria, Egypt to Ptolemy XII, the pharaoh of Egypt, and his wife, Queen Cleopatra V Tryphaena. Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic royal family which was famous for only marrying between their family members. Cleopatra took education in math, science, astronomy, and religion and politics. Cleopatra spoke Egyptian, Greek, and Latin very well and she was known as a smart person and a great politician.
In the beginning, Cleopatra faced a lot of problems. H