Cleopatra VII Philopator (in Greek:Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; January 69 BC – August 12, 30 BC), later Cleopatra Thea Neotera Philopator kai Philopatris, was queen of Ptolemaic Egypt, the last member of the Ptolemaic dynasty and hence the last Hellenistic ruler of Egypt. Although many other Egyptian Queens shared the name, she is usually known as simply Cleopatra, and all of her similarly named predecessors have mostly been forgotten.
Cleopatra was a co-ruler of Egypt with her father (Ptolemy XII Auletes), her brothers/husbands Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV and later her son Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
Reign 51 BC - August 12, 30 BC
Born January 69 BC
Alexandria
Died August 12, 30 BC
Alexandria
Predecessor Ptolemy XII
Successor None (Roman province)
Consort Ptolemy XIII
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
Issue Caesarion, Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene, Ptolemy Philadelphus
Royal House Ptolemaic
Father Ptolemy XII
2006-09-23 23:12:04
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answered by nisha_again 2
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I suppose you mean Cleopatra. Alexander the Great of Macedonia conquered much territory in his short life. When he died, his generals split his vast empire. Ptolemy got Egypt as his share. His descendants ruled Egypt for centuries. Another Ptolemy ruled when Rome moved on Egypt. He married his sister Cleopatra. She eliminated him and became ruler. She had a son by Julius Caesar. After he was assasssinated, she joined Marc Antony who lost to Caesar's nephew and heir Octavian. Cleopatra is said to've let an asp bite her, but some think Octavian had her killed. He called himself Augustus when he took power.
2006-09-23 19:02:54
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answered by miyuki & kyojin 7
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England
2006-09-27 17:37:52
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answered by Anonymous
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Cleopatra was one of the Ptolomies. Her father, Ptolomy the First, was actually a general of Alexander the Great. Alexander had conqered Egypt, and when he died, his empire was divided up among his generals. So even though she was Roman, she claimed to be Egyptian. And I hate to disappoint you, but I've heard she really wasn't that beautiful--she was a powerful woman, very intelligent, and very well educated, but from the coins I've seen, she wasn't beautiful.
2006-09-25 03:15:40
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answered by cross-stitch kelly 7
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Cleopatra, was Queen of the P tolemeic, Egypt. She was the last Hellenistic ruler. She was known as the Queen of the Nile. .
2006-09-23 19:33:45
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answered by rosieC 7
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She was from the family of the Ptolemies, the Macedonian-Greek rulers of Egypt left there after Alexander's conquest.
2006-09-23 18:47:20
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answered by dognhorsemom 7
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Cleopatra was the last ruler of Egypt. by judging from her portraits on coins she was not pretty. she was however very charming
2006-09-24 06:48:05
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answered by Anonymous
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She belonged to Egypt, and culturally she probably was Egyptian, but genetically, she was of Macedonian/Greek descent.
2006-09-23 19:25:00
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answered by Bronweyn 3
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Egypt and it's Cleopatra.
2006-09-24 06:17:54
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answered by Jen 3
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Cleopatra was the last egyptian pharoah.Ramesis was the pharoahs,from whom she was descended.
2006-09-23 19:05:33
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answered by Anonymous
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