Cleopatra
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
* Reigned 21 years
*Predecessor Ptolemy XII Auletes
* Spouses: Ptolemy XIII Theo Philopator, Ptolemy XIV, Mark Antony
* Full name Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator
* She was born in Alexandria, Egypt 69 BC
* She died 12August 30 BC she was 39
* She was the last ruler of Macedonian dynasty
* Her family ruled Egypt for more than 100 years before she was born
* The stories and myths surrounding Cleopatra's tragic life inspired a number of books, movies and plays, including 'Antony and Cleopatra' by Shakespeare
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Cleopatra was actually "Cleopatra VII"
* There was 6 Cleopatras before her
Cleopatra was a powerful and important woman. She didn't need to seduce Caesar and Mark Antony.
Many reasons why Caesar and Antony has a sexual relationship with her.
1.) Political relations between Rome and Egypt went back generations.
2.)Common for Caesar and Antony to have contact with royal women. The only difference is that Cleo wasn't shy about her kids paternity.
3.) After Caesar's death she needed to maintain a close relationship with Mark because he had control over the Eastern Roman Empire.
Cleopatra was a writer; she wrote a medical paper called "Cosmetics"
* It was actually a Cosmo article. It was a medical pharmacological work. It had several remedies for hair loss and dandruff.
Cleopatra murdered 2 of her siblings.
She has Mark kill her younger sister, Arsinoe. And her brothers both ruled for a short time. She poisoned another brother.
Cleo was in Rome when Caesar was assassinated
*Romans weren't so thrilled with their relationship. Her visit probably provided the final decision to end Caesar.
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Cleopatra had 4 children, only one survived to adulthood.
She had a son from Caesar. She had twins and another boy from Antony. Her daughter Cleopatra Selene eventually became queen of Mauretania
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