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Cleopatra's family came to rule through General Ptolemy I of Macedon, who was under the command of Alexander the great. After Alexander's death, the countries he conquered were divided among his generals, and Ptolemy claimed Egypt. Cleopatra, being the oldest surviving child of Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra V, became co ruler with her twelve-year-old brother Ptolemy XIII and, after his death, Ptolemy XIV, both of whom she married according to Egyptian custom.

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