- Overview
- Important Facts
- Study Questions
- What Did Cleopatra Look Like?
- Pictures
- Timeline
- Terms
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Birth
Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt. She died August 12, 30 B.C. -
Family of Origin
She was a daughter of Pharaoh Ptolemy XII Auletes. Cleopatra married her younger brother Ptolemy XIII and after his death, married her younger brother Ptolemy XIV. Later she married the Roman Mark Antony. -
Children
Cleopatra had one son by Caesar, named Caesarion. She had twins with Mark Antony, Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene, and later, a son, Ptolemy Philadelphos. -
Name/Title
She was actually Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh of Egypt, because Rome took control of Egypt following her death. -
Death
After Mark Antony committed suicide, so did Cleopatra. The story is that she took an asp to her breast and let the poisonous snake bite her. -
Ancestors
Although her family had adopted Egyptian customs, like having pharaohs marry their siblings, Cleopatra and her family were really Macedonians who had gone to Egypt with Alexander the Great.
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