CLEOPATRA

FAMILY LIFE

• Cleopatra's family ruled Egypt for more than 100 years before she was born around 69 B.C
• Cleopatra's father was King Ptolemy XII
• While it was believed for a long time that she was of Greek descent, some speculate that her lineage may have been black African.
• In 51 B.C., Ptolemy XII died, leaving the throne to 18-year-old Cleopatra and her brother.
• It is likely that the two siblings married, as was customary at the time

WHAT SHE DID

• Cleopatra was last Queen Pharaoh ruler.
• She fought her brother for the thrown.
• She gathered her own army to take her brother down.

FAILURES

• She brought an army to defeat her brother but failed.
• She was forced to commit suicide so she would not be captured or taken.

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