CLEOPATRA:

Date of birthay: enero de 69 a. C.

place of birthay: Alejandría, Egipto

Family: padre, Ptolomeo XII - hermana mayor, Berenice IV -

hermano pequeño, Ptolomeo XIII

Education: Cleopatra and her brothers were educated during their

childhood under the Hellenic culture, their main sources of study
were the Homeric poems, the rhetoric of Demosthenes, etc. Despite
having received a purely Greek upbringing, Cleopatra was the first
pharaoh of the Ptolemaic era to speak the Egyptian language.

His education was purely Greek: he knew languages, music, history,

astronomy, medicine, political science, etc. He ruled until Egypt was
conquered by the Roman Empire. Cleopatra haters went to great
lengths to create a distorted image of her in order to harm her.

Major Childhood Liÿe Event: During her childhood Cleopatra was

raised in the palace of Alexandria in Egypt and received a primarily
Hellenistic Greek education from her tutor, Philostratus

Interests & Hobbies: One of the favorite pastimes was dressing up

and going out to annoy the Alexandrians.

 Top 3: He obtained stability in his country.

He fought for the ideals of the great Alexander the Great.
 He prevented famines in his village.
He spoke more than 8 languages
Memorable quotes: Statues: Among the Roman statues that are still
preserved is the one that was found near the Tomba di Nerone, in Rome and is
currently in the Pio Clementino Museum.

Coins: Cleopatra was the only woman of the Ptolemaic dynasty to issue coins
with both her name and her effigy. In addition, she was the first foreign queen
where her image appears on a Roman coin.

Greco-Roman Busts and Heads: The sculpture Cleopatra from Berlin is on

display in the Antikensammlung Berlin collection of the Altes Museum.

Paintings: A Roman painting displayed in the house of Marco Fabio Rufus in

Pompeii, Italy, depicting Cleopatra as Venus Genetrix and Cesarion as Cupid
from the 1st century BC. C.