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Feb 9, 2010 · Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, takes her life following the defeat of her forces against Octavian, the future first emperor of Rome. Cleopatra, born in 69 B ...
May 10, 2023 · Cleopatra’s first taste of power came at the tender age of 14, when she was made co-regent with her father, following his restoration to the throne after three years in exile, albeit with limited powers. Ptolemy XII’s return to the throne had cost Cleopatra’s elder sister, Berenice – who had seized power in his absence – her life.
Jan 14, 2021 · Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra with Richard Burton as Marc Anthony in 1963's "Cleopatra." Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group Editorial/Getty Images. And yet, more than 2000 years ...
Following the death of her father, Ptolemy XII Auletes, Cleopatra ascended to the throne in 51 BCE with one of her younger brothers as co-regent. The 18-year-old queen found herself embroiled in court intrigue and soon was ousted from Alexandria, the capital of her realm. She gained support from the Roman ruler, Caesar, and the pair defeated ...
One of the most prominent, a marble bust dating to the third quarter of the 1st century BCE, is housed in the Old (Altes) Museum in Germany. This so-called Berlin Cleopatra depicts her wearing a royal diadem (headbandlike crown). Her face is framed by ringlets of curly hair, and the rest of her hair is arranged in a “melon” style (divided ...
Cleopatra, carving from the temple of Horus at Idfū, Egypt. The oldest child of King Ptolemy XII Auletes, Cleopatra was the last queen of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt between 323 and 30 bc. Alexander the Great ’s general Ptolemy, who became King Ptolemy I Soter, founded the dynasty of Ptolemaic rulers.
Jul 21, 2019 · Biography of Cleopatra, Last Pharaoh of Egypt. Cleopatra (69 BCE–August 30, 30 BCE) was the ruler of Egypt as Cleopatra VII Philopater, She was the last of the Ptolemy dynasty of Egyptian rulers, and the very last Pharaoh of Egypt, ending a dynastic rule of some 5,000 years.
