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Cleopatra

Cleopatra was the last Pharaoh who ruled Ancient Egypt. She committed suicide after losing the Battle of Octavia. Her liaisons with popular Roman figures Julius Caesar and Mark Antony are taken to be proof of her beauty and sexual appeal.

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What happened after Cleopatra married her brother?

After Cleopatra married her first brother, Ptolemy XIII, the Alexandrian War broke out and he was killed. She then married her other brother and had him poisoned as soon as she returned to Egypt after Caesar's assassination.

When did Saint Cleopatra's husband die?

There are a number of ancient Egyptian women of note named Cleopatra. However, none of them are saints.

What milk did Cleopatra bathe in?

She was supposed to have bathed in asses milk, but common sense would relegate that story to nothing but a myth.

Did queen Cleopatra go to school?

Cleopatra went to school at letiecoot hightown school when she was 5 and stop when she was 15 years old and become queen

How did Cleopatra defend Egypt?

Cleopatra knew her armies could never defeat the Roman armies, so she defended the independence of Egypt by making alliances, first with Julius Caesar and then with Marc Antony.

What was Cleopatra's inspiration?

Nerifetti the long dead Queen of Egypt by Cleopatra's time (hated 4 believing in 1 god)
There is no definitive answer one who inspired Cleopatra. It could have been her ancestor, Alexande the Great, or her friend, Olympus. It could even been her desire to save her place at the throne. This we are not sure of.

What did Cleopatras crown look like?

On the statues that are believed to be Cleopatra, she is shown wearing a triple uraeus. That is a crown with three snake heads (cobras) on it. The snake head crown was common among the Pharaohs, not something unique to Cleopatra.

How do the world know so much about Cleopatra?

There is a historical record of Cleopatra's rule over the occupants in the Mediterranean and Middle East. The major civilizations affected by her rule had written languages. The Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians and more, wrote their accounts of her reign. There is much information on line and it other sources for Cleopatra.

What is a Cleopatra-like allusion?

In today's popular thinking about Cleopatra, a Cleopatra allusion would be any girl who gets what she want through sex. A temprtress. A femme fatal.

What clothes did Cleopatra VII wear?

Cleopatra VII more than likely dressed in the Greek ladies chiton for everyday wear. For public and religious ceremonies she dressed as the goddess Isis, as she thought of herself as being the reincarnation of that goddess.

How many years ago did Cleopatra die?

Cleopatra died in 30 BC. She died 2,041 years ago.

What was the date Caesar married Cleopatra?

they never married, as Caesar was already married when they were together. after Caesar died, Cleopatra had no reason to stick around in rome, so she went back to egyot

How was Cleopatra as a leader?

Unfortunately for her and for Egypt, Cleopatra was not a very good leader. She inherited a weak but wealthy country which, at least in Alexandria, did not want her as their queen. It was only through the intervention of Julius Caesar that she reigned. She needed the Roman troops Caesar left in Egypt to keep her on the throne and after Caesar's death, she had to ally herself with Marc Antony in order to prevent a Roman takeover. She needed the support and good will of powerful Romans in order to keep her position as she had no army or neighboring allies who could or would help her.

What was Cleopatra's cause of death?

suicide-the cause of her death was the asp snake.

Was Cleopatra born before Christ?

Yes, Cleopatra was born in 69 BC. BC means "Before Christ".

Where is cleopatras body now?

No one knows. It has remained a mystery for over 2 thousand years. No one even knows if she was embalmed, buried, or just thrown into a pit. People are looking for a possible entrance to Cleopatra's tomb right now. We may never find her body. Much like looking for a needle in a mile-long haystack.

How did Cleopatra influence others?

she was an Egyptian queen who killed herself by dropping a snake into her clothes...

What was the date Cleopatra was born on?

The actual date is basically unknown, but the year Cleopatra was born was 69BC.

How long did Cleopatra rule in Egypt?

Cleopatra ruled from 47 BC to 30 BC. a time span of 17 years.

What can you learn from Cleopatra?

learn to be successful and believe that anyone can do anything and to also trust in my self

Was Cleopatra and Marc Anthony married?

no she was just his mistriss she would marry him because it would give him sole rule of Egypt

There were7 quenns names Cleopatra why do you think this happened?

Cleopatra was a direct descendant of the Greek general of Alexander the Great who became Ptolemy I Soter. All of his male successors were called Ptolemy and all of his female successors were called Cleopatra.