Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. Cleopatra was the last pharoah of Egypt who was renowned for her political dealings with ancient Rome. Cleopatra was also known for her affairs with the leading men of Rome, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and Augustus' hatred of her, and consequently, for her dramatic suicide.
Overview and study guide for Queen Cleopatra.
Queen Cleopatra of Egypt, Cleopatra VII, the historical queen and last pharaoh of Egypt. The story of Queen Cleopatra has been retold in countless stories, plays, and movies.
Events in the life of the last pharaoh of Egypt, Cleopatra VII.
Review of Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth, edited by Susan Walker and Peter Higgs.
Article by your Guide on Queen Cleopatra, the historical queen whose legend endures through countless stories, plays and movies. Touches on questions of the beauty of Cleopatra, her presentation of herself to Caesar rolled in a carpet, and the position of women pharaohs in Egypt.
Events in the life, affairs, and political career of the last pharaoh, Queen Cleopatra of Egypt, from the birth of Cleopatria in Alexandria in 69 to her suicide 30.
People in the Life of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.
Mark Antony was a soldier and statesman at the end of the Roman Republic renowned for the eulogy he spoke at the funeral of Julius Caesar.
About.com's Genealogy Guide has made an easy to read family tree for Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt going back to Alexander the Great's father.
"Medieval Arabic texts suggest that Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII was a brilliant early mathematician, chemist and philosopher who wrote science books and met weekly with a team of scientific experts, according to a forthcoming book."
Table of the Ptolemies (of which Cleoptra was the last reigning monarch of Egypt) with names, dates, and comments. Also an
abbreviated genealogy.
From Women's Life in Greece and Rome, a passage from Plutarch showing the extravagance and intelligence of the adult queen Cleopatra of Egypt when she met Mark Antony.
About two dozen articles or books, including a link to Cleopatra movies and three online book reviews.
From David Meadow's This Day in History, a page listing relevant famous artwork and literature on the dramatic suicide of Cleopatra on August 10, 30 B.C., as well as providing passages from Plutarch on the death of Cleopatra Queen of Egypt.
