BIOGRAPHY

INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S DAY
CLEOPATRA
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INTRODUCTION 03

GENERAL DATA 04
DURING HIS REIGN
 INTRODUCTION
QUEEN CLEOPATRA'S RISE TO POWER

Cleopatra was born in Egypt around the year 69 BC. She was
known as 'The Nile Viper' and was famous for being a very
beautiful woman, with great knowledge of politics. She was
fluent in seven languages and was the only member of royalty
who spoke the language of her servants: Egyptian.

She was the daughter of King Ptolemy of Egypt,

and when he died, she and her brother, also called
Ptolemy, ascended the throne of Egypt. When
Ptolemy turned fifteen, she seized power and
exiled her sister.

Cleopatra then attempted to raise an army to

overthrow her brother and regain the throne of
Egypt, but was unable to raise troops until she
reached Alexandria and met with Julius Caesar. He
supported her cause and gave her armies, killing
her brother in battle and giving her the throne of
Egypt.

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 GENERAL DATA DURING HIS REIGN
RELATIONSHIP
WITH MARCO
CHILDRENS ANTONIO
Cleopatra won and regained the In 41 BC, the Roman
throne. She was the mother of
general Marco Antonio
Caesarion, Cleopatra Selene,
Alexander Helios, and Ptolemy summoned her for a
Philadelphia. Ptolemy was meeting. There, they
assassinated, and decided to both fell in love and
share the throne of Egypt with
lived together for a
his son Caesarion.
while until Marco
DIVISION OF THE Antonio had to leave to
take care of his
EMPIRE
obligations in Rome.
In 34 BC, Cleopatra announced the
division of Alexander the Great's
former empire between her and her
sons, while Mark Antony continued to
fight in the East. Octavio, who was
emperor of Rome at the time, declared
war on Mark Antony and Cleopatra,
and making Mark Antony believe that
Cleopatra had died, he too decides to
die for love.
DEATH OF
CLEOPATRA
Octavian managed to reach Egypt after the death of
Mark Antony and met with Cleopatra, whom he assured
that he would not harm any of her children if she went
to Rome. She agreed, but after her son was
treacherously murdered by Roman soldiers, she decided
to let herself be stung by an asp, a poisonous snake, and
die poisoned so as not to give victory to her Roman
enemies in the year 30 BC.

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