Cleopatra

The obelisk called "Cleopatra's Needle" was quarried at Aswan. It has nothing to do with the queen Cleopatra. It was quarried during the reign of Tutmose

III, way, way before Cleopatra's birth.

Cleopatra was not directly related to Akhenaten. Akhenaten ruled as Pharaoh of Egypt from 1353-1336 BCE, while Cleopatra lived much later, ruling as the last active Pharaoh in the late 1st century BCE. However, both Akhenaten and Cleopatra belonged to the same dynasty, the Ptolemaic dynasty, which was of Macedonian Greek origin.

Three apt words to describe Cleopatra could be arrogant, egotistical, and tragic. Arrogance reigns supreme as she did not bother to learn about the Romans who controlled her surroundings. She seemed to think that her money could buy Egypt's safety. Egotistical, for the same reasons as arrogance, but with the addition of an inflated sense of pride. (she would see to it that she was not taken to Rome to walk in Octavian's triumph) Tragic sums up her entire disillusioned life.

Nomes were Egyptian divisions or counties. They were part of the bureaucracy that ruled and taxed ancient Egypt. Since Cleopatra lived in Alexandria, she can be assumed to have been from the Alexandrian nome. It is unclear whether the Egyptian nomes had their own names, were named after their leading city, or were just numbered.

It depends on what you mean by braces. A brace is some type of support. Okay, in Britain braces can be what we in America call suspenders for holding up a man's trousers and enabling them to hang properly. They also can be clamps of various materials to straighten teeth. In some construction works a project may need a brace to temporarily deep it steady. So, since it is safe to say that Cleopatra never wore trousers and ancient dentistry was not advanced enough to straighten teeth and Cleo was not a building engineer, no she did not wear or have a need for braces.

Cleopatra inherited the throne along with her brother. The two were to be co-rulers according to their father's will. They engaged in a power struggle and Cleo was exiled. Julius Caesar came to Egypt and reestablished Cleopatra on the throne and this time she stayed there until her death.

Cleopatra had some free time, but you have toremember, she was the queen of Egypt. She,accordingto the play did like listening to music.

Cleopatra was not respected until after her death. By committing suicide she gained stature in Roman eyes. However during her lifetime she was reviled and hated. True this was in part due to Octavian's propaganda, but this was only at Rome. In Cleo's part of the world she was also hated, due in a large part to her feud with Herod and her greed for more territory. The entire business of "poor Cleopatra, a woman ruling in a man's world" is present day thinking and a lot of present day revision of history.

No.

It all depends upon who you believe. Cleopatra insisted that her illegitimate child was fathered by Caesar. Caesar never recognized the boy. There are reasons to doubt that Caesar was the father of Cleo's child.

In reality no one took Cleopatra's throne. The ancient Egyptian monarchy was ended and Egypt became a Roman province. However the Egyptian priests, in accordance with their philosophy of continuity, proclaimed Octavian/Augustus as their pharaoh although Octavian never took that title.

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Cleopatra reigned 21 years, from 51 to 30 BC. Her rule was interrupted in 47 when he brother and co-ruler exiled her, but Julius Caesar recalled her and set her back on the throne.

Cleopatra worshiped the Egyptian gods and goddesses, or at least gave lip service to them. as queen and pharaoh she had certain religious rituals to perform.

Cleopatra was a QUEEN. Her occupation was ruling her country.

When Cleopatra was finally established on the throne, she acted as any other absolute monarch. She killed her enemies, taxed her people, and lived the good life along with her inner circle of friends.

It is not known for certain where she went, but it is though that she at first went to the area in Egypt called the Thebiad which is around the city of Thebes in southern Egypt. However when Caesar sent for her she was supposed to have been trying to raise an army on the Syrian border which is in far northern Egypt. From what little we know, it looks as if she at first went to southern Egypt and then made her way back up north.

Yes. At first she was co-ruler with her brother, but she was ousted and her brother had her exiled. She was in the process of raising an army when Caesar came to Egypt and tried to mediate the dispute. It didn't work and Cleopatra was involved in the Alexandrian War against her brother. After winning the was and her brother's death Cleopatra became the ruler along with her younger brother.

There is a litany of things named after Cleopatra, here are some of them: an asteroid, a video game, a cigarette, a slot machine, a strip club, the name Cleopatra itself, perfume, costumes, and of course the famous "Cleopatra's Needles" which have nothing at all to do with Cleopatra.

Ptolemy was the name of Cleopatra's ruling family. The name was handed down from one of Alexander's generals, Ptolemy Soter, who became king of Egypt in about 304 BC.

Cleopatra would not be considered attractive by our present day standards. In fact she was not even considered physically attractive in her own time. According to Plutarch she was no more than average looking. Her "attractiveness" was manifest in her personality. If you look at her depiction on coins, you'll see a woman with frizzy hair, a large hooked nose,a jutting chin and a thick neck. No beauty by any means.

Antony died by stabbing himself in the midsection. It was an honorable way for a Roman soldier to die after being defeated.

Cleopatra actually did nothing of importance. Many people seem to forget that she was only a minor queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty. However she was a victim of circumstances, so to speak. She was the tool that Octavian used to stir up resentment in Rome against Antony and ultimately the war which gave Octavian supreme power. Her importance has been hyped up due to the changes that occurred following her reign, her death and her personal life.

Cleopatra was the focal point of Roman hatred and this was due largely by the propaganda war between Antony and Octavian. However Cleopatra herself added to her own negative image among the Romans by things she supposedly said and the accepting of the Roman territories at the Donations of Alexandria. Her political alliance with Antony as well as her personal one also helped to stir resentment and hatred towards her. Even Antony's strongest supporters urged him to drop her and return to Rome, which he refused to do. It was not difficult for Octavian to have the senate declare war against her.