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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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Was Queen Cleopatra Greek or Roman?
Cleopatra was a descendant of a Macedonian, Greek general. SHe had Egyptian blood running deeply in her veins however. Ptolemy, her ancsetor, came to Egypt and set up shop and dynasty there. I hope I helped. Incorrect. Cleopatra did not have ANY Egyptian blood running thru her veins. To answer the question: she was Greek. Cleopatra came from a family, the Ptolemaic Dynasty, who were of Greek origins and INBRED with one another, this inbreeding not only suggests they preserved their Hellenic ethnicity and culture but their bloodline would have been preserved as well and since they came from a region in Greece where fair coloring is very common then Cleopatra as ancient depictions clearly show, was fair colored. Her ancient busts and coins show a European light skinned woman; this bust from her time period still has traces of reddish gold that was her hair color.
When did Cleopatra reign and where?
Cleopatra reigned In Egypt and some of its surrounding territory from 47 BC to 30 BC. She actually inherited the throne in 51 BC and ruled briefly with her brother before being driven out. It was in 47 BC that she finally gained complete control.
Cleopatra, like all the Ptolemies, lived lavishly, luxuriously, and extravagantly.
How long did Cleopatra reign for?
Cleopatra ruled firmly and exclusively for 17 Years, from 47 BC to 30 BC. Before this time she ruled briefly, but it was a co-rule with her brother and she was ousted from power.
Why did Cleopatra kill herself?
because the one she had loved died and she wanted to be with him.
NOT TRUE(above)
The actual answer is that Cleopatra attempted suicide in shame of her defeat by the Roman.What time period did Cleopatra rule in?
She lived during the golden age of Egypt, and the time during Rome's conquest of Egypt.
But what year?
Yes. She married Ptomley XIII, her ten-year-old brother. This was a Ptolemic tradition, and women could not rule without male co-rulers. (Although she did end up ruling alone).
After Ptomley drowned in a battle, Cleopatra had to marry her other youngre brother Ptomley XIV. She later had him assassinated by Marcus.
Julius Ceasar and Mark Antony were her two lovers. She had children with both (one with the earlier, three with the latter). She did not marry Ceasar, although they planned to before he was assassinated, but she did marry Antony.
Cleopatra I was the wife of Ptolemy V and the mother of Ptolemy VI. We don't know when she was born, but she died in 176 BC.
Cleopatra ate grapes and other fruit (not bananas) she also ate dates , fish, bread and meat such as pork!
Cleopatra was of Macedonian decent - her ancestors were the Ptolemies who were not only most certainly "white" in appearance, but rather xenophobic an not likely to have bred with those outside of the family.
That being said, her father's mother's origin is unknown so she could have been of African decent, however here is no evidence either way.
Best evidence would be contemporary depictions of Cleopatra. The artists of the time were quite adept at depicting people's of various races, including Hittites and Nubians to the south and they have distinct African features. Cleopatra on the other hand is seen with very distinct Greek features - especially the gorgeous Greek nose.
As this was well before Eurocentricism, and the sculptures, coins and other art were done by the hands of her contemporaries, there's no reason to believe they were altering her appearance to suit their desires for her to be white. They were merely depicting her as she was - white in appearance.
Again, with her father's mother in question, she could have some African blood but without a mummy to test, the question will remain fully answered.
Recently, there was a documentary that came out where archeologists claimed to have found her sister's bones. There's no proof they belong to her sister and the reconstruction they did wasn't even on her skull but rather impressions. This new discovery has not shed more light on the subject, but did make for some tantalizing promos to entice people to watch a TV program.
The previous answer here stated that since Egypt is in Africa, of course she was black. Anyone who has been to Egypt or Morocco knows, these people are not black. And looking at the mummies we do have, it's clear that as far back as 5000 years, they were not black. They were African as they are on the African continent, but not black.No, Cleopatra was Egyptian, more closely related to Arabs and other Middle Easterners.
She was from Egypt, so she was probably black.
What did Julius Cesar and Cleopatra do while they were together that earned them fame?
They had a son named Caesarion. Cleopatra's main motivation in the relationship was to end Rome's rule over Egypt. The couple caused quite a stir in Rome since her son became a possible successor to the throne there. More famous was her relationship with Marc Antony afterward.
I researched that...and it is thought that even though it was common and not unusual to wear wigs and be bald in Ancient Egypt, she was not bald. She had her own hair. She was a queen, so she could afford special treatment to make sure she did not get lice and stuff.
Legend says that Cleopatra VII committed suicide after her lover; Marcus Antonius (Marc Antony), stabbed himself when he falsely believed that she was dead, by allowing a highly venomous snake called an Asp (also called an Egyptian Cobra) to bite her... However some believe that this is not what happened, as there are 'a few factors that don't add up'...
Cleopatra died by suicide when Egypt was being invaded by Augustus Caesar.
Cleopatra was first married to her 12 year old brother
she killed him and then began seeing Julius Caesar a very powerful Greek man
Julius was assassinated and then she remarried Mark Atony. He committed suicide and about a week later so did Cleopatra
To get pictures of Cleopatra just type "Cleopatra/pictures" in your web browser and you'll come up with many web sites with pictures of her. But be warned, no one knows exactly what she looked like and many of her pictures are artist renditions of what they thought she looked like.
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.
