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Queen Cleopatra. Queen Cleopatra by: Tom Streissguth As the third daughter
of King Ptolemy the 12th, Cleopatra was destined to become ...
... She was the daughter of Ptolemy XII, King of Egypt. Cleopatra VII lived from
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... The Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII was an extraordinary woman who used her
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by: Tom Streissguth
As the third daughter of King Ptolemy the 12th, Cleopatra was destined to become the last sovereign of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. and its annexation by Rome in 31 B.C. The dynasty had been founded by Alexander's marshal, Ptolemy. Cleopatra was of Macedonian descent and had no Egyptian blood, although, she alone of her house took the trouble to learn Egyptian, and for political reasons regarded herself as the daughter of Re, the sun god.
Cleopatra was born in about 69 B. C. as the daughter of Ptolemy the 12th. When her father died, she and her half-brother, Ptolemy 13th, were to rule Egypt jointly. It was custom amongst Ptolemaic rulers that brother should marry sister and rule jointly. This was to ensure that none of the powerful families would gain enough influence to control the throne of Egypt. Instead of marrying her, Ptolemy exiled her and took over the throne himself. Cleopatra gathered an army and tried to take back what was rightfully hers, but had no success.
In 48 B. C., Julius Caesar landed in Egypt, searching for Pompey, whom he had defeated at the battle of Pharsalus earlier that year. Some Egyptians thought they could gain Caesar's favor by murdering Pompey and presenting his head to Caesar, but Caesar instead mourned the death of a friend, even though Pompey had been his rival. Cleopatra, used a much more subtle way to gain the attention and affection of Julius Caesar. She had herself rolled up in a carpet and disguised as a gift to him. Immediately captivated by her charm and wit, Caesar fell madly in love with Cleopatra.
Over the next three years, Caesar and Cleopatra joined forces to defeat and kill her treacherous brother, took a trip up the Nile, and planned to begin an empire for themselves. After Ptolemy 13th’s death, she was forced by custom to marry her other half-brother, Ptolemy 14th.
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