Did Cleopatra marry her brother?
Yes because it was an Egyptian tradition very wierd
Yes because it was an Egyptian tradition very wierd
Was Cleopatra the last pharaoh?
The last pharaoh was Cleopatra. She was killed by a poisonous sanke called an asp and was buried next to her current husband, Marc Antony
How would Cleopatra feel about human cloning?
Cleopatra probably woulden't even be able to grasp the concept of human cloning. Remember she lived over 2000 years ago. About the closest thing to the general idea of cloning, was the Egyptian concept of the ka, or spiritual double of a person.
Probably. We can't say for certain because her tomb has not been found.
No, but she though that she was Egyptian. She was actually Greek.
Was Cleopatra the last Pharaoh of Egypt?
Technically, no, she was not. After her death, the Egyptian priests proclaimed Octavian/Augustus as pharaoh, although Augustus himself never assumed the title.
Cleopatra ruled which country?
Cleopatra ruled the country of Egypt. For a brief time she also ruled Cyprus and a large chunk of the mideast in addition to Egypt.
What country did Cleopatra come from?
Cleopatra was an Egyptian queen, she was Pharoh of all of Egypt.
Who was Cleopatra buried next to?
They think she is buried next to MArc Antony, but her tomb has never been found so no one knows
Who gave Cleopatra a beautiful funneral?
Octavian gave Cleopatra a beautiful funeral. According to Plutarch,"...he gave orders that her body should be buried with that of Antony in splendid and regal fashion."
What happened to Antony and Cleopatra?
After the defeat at Actium, and with Octavian closing in, Antony and Cleopatra both committed suicide.
Cleopatra had many lovers
but the ones she loved was jlies ceaser, and mark Antony
she hated her brother/husband
How old was Cleopatra when she became ruler of Egypt?
she was 18 when she became ruler of egypt, and died at the age of 40 from commiting sucicide with a cobra snake. Not a cobra but an asp snake.
Who were Cleopatra's family members?
Cleopatra's family members were: Father--Ptolemy XII, Mother--unknown, Sisters:--Bereneice, Arsinoe and Cleopatra VI, Brothers-- Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. Her own family was the twins Alexander and Cleopatra (later surnamed Helios and Selene) and Ptolemy Philadelphos and Ptolemy XV nicknamed Caesarion.
Most think that she died due to an asp, a type of snake, bite but she plucked her arm with a poisoned comb which looked like a snake bite. I read about this in a library book.
Cleopatra was basically very smart, charming, linguistic, clever, manipulative, and ambitious. Most likely she was a romantic. She most likely looked like this: Dark brown/black hair that was wavy or curly. Prominent chin, but not in the bony way. Big brown eyes, large or average nose, full lips, tan or medium skin. Her heritage points to her being large boned, and not exactly thin but still attractive. Her ancestry also points to the possibility that she could be around 5'4 to 5'7 feet tall. Not very tall for someone who lived to be age 39.
How long did cleopatra the 7th rule for?
The answer to your question is a little tricky because Cleopatra ruled, was dethroned and then returned to power. She became joint ruler with her brother upon the death of her father in 51 BC. However, she was ousted by her brother four years later. In 47 BC Julius Caesar installed her on the throne once again. So from the time of Caesar, she ruled for 17 years. If you count the time she co-ruled with her brother, she would have rued or 21 years.
Why did Cleopatra comite suiside?
After Caesar's murder she was summoned to Anthony in Tarsus in Cilicia. She was 28 years old and considered the perfection of beauty. She and Anthony spent the winter in Alexandria and at the end of that year he went back to Rome to marry Octavia, the sister of Octavian, but soon returned to Cleopatra who met him in Syria ( 36 BC) and went with him on his march to the Euphrates. From this time is usual home was with her in Alexandria, but his cost him in Rome. It was at Cleopatra's insistence that he risked the great sea battle of Actium and when she fled with 60 ships he followed her. Octavian won the battle and went to Alexandria he met with Cleopatra in private. Anthony had been told she killed herself, but the report was false, and he killed himself with his sword. He was carried dying to Cleopatra and died in her arms. Finding that she could defeat Octavian and his triumph in Rome she took poison.
How did Cleopatra commit suicide?
Octavian the ruler of rome had Cleopatra locked up she asked for something but also asked for a highly poisonus snake inside seceretly. She took the snake and let it bite her she died instantly----at least that is the fantasy version of Cleo's suicide. The truth is that she died of some type of poison, the current thinking is that it was a mixture of three different poisons. A luxury loving queen like Cleopatra would never take the risk of a slow, agonizing death by a cobra bite.
Cleopatra had three sons, Caesarion, Alexander and Ptolemy.
After Cleopatra Egypt became a Roman province and was ruled by Rome.