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Cleopatra Thea was a daughter of Ptolemy VI Philometor and Cleopatra II of Egypt. She had two brothers named Ptolemy Eupator and Ptolemy respectively. Her sister Cleopatra III was Queen of Egypt and married to Ptolemy VIII, an uncle, who had been a former co-ruler of Cleopatra Thea's parents. It is possible that Berenice, the fiancée of ...
- 126–121 BC
- Cleopatra II
Cleopatra Thea's son Seleucus V, learning of his mother's complicity in his father's death, denounced Cleopatra Thea in a fury and assumed the throne on his own authority (126). This reign, however, was extremely short-lived, for Cleopatra Thea took the life of her alienated son with her own hand.
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator ( Koinē Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ [note 5] lit. Cleopatra "father-loving goddess"; [note 6] 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. [note 7] A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its ...
- Ptolemy XII Auletes
- Presumably Cleopatra V Tryphaena
- 51–30 BC (21 years)
- Ptolemy XII Auletes
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Cleopatra I or Cleopatra Thea, surnamed Eueteria was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. She was queen consort of Syria from 150 to about 125 BC as the wife of three Syrian kings: Alexander Balas, Demetrius II Nicator, and Antiochus VII Sidetes. She ruled Syria from 125 BC after the death of Demetrius II Nicator, eventually in co-regency with her son Antiochus VIII Grypus until 121 or ...
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator is born in Alexandria, Egypt. In Greek, Cleopatra means “famous in her father.” Her full name means “Cleopatra the Father-Loving Goddess.” Her family had come from Macedonia but rule Egypt at the time of Cleopatra’s birth.
Apr 3, 2014 · Cleopatra VII was the last ruler of the Macedonian dynasty in Egypt and a famous female leader in history. She forged political alliances with Roman military leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, until her death in 30 B.C. Learn about her life, family, children, legacy and more.
Cleopatra, in full Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator , (born 70/69 bce—died Aug. 30 bce, Alexandria), Egyptian queen (of Macedonian descent), last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt.
