FOLLOW US MEMBERSHIP ENCYCLOPEDIA INDEX TIMELINE EXPLORE IMAGES TOOLS ANCIENT ATLAS WEIGHTS RANDOM PAGE LATIN DICTIONARY CONTENT STYLE GUIDE TERMS CONDITIONS JOIN THE TEAM TRAVEL CULTURE PHOTOS EXHIBITIONS INTERVIEWS EDUCATION ABOUT ABOUT EDITORIAL TEAM CONTACT PRIVACY ADVERTISEMENTS SUPPORT HOW TO HELP DONATE BOOKSHOP SHOP LOGIN REGISTER CLEOPATRA VII DEFINITION JOSHUA MARK PUBLISHED 323 BCE ALEXANDER THE GREAT DIED VAST EMPIRE DIVIDED GENERALS PTOLEMY I SOTER FELLOW THE PTOLEMAIC DYNASTY CONTINUE RULE EGYPT RISE THE ROMAN EMPIRE DEATH THE LAST EGYPTIAN CLEOPATRA YOUTH ASCENT CLEOPATRA VII PHILOPATOR BORN IN 69 RULED PTOLEMY XII AULETES EIGHTEEN FATHER LEAVING EGYPTIAN TRADITION WOMAN MALE CONSORT PTOLEMY XIII MARRIED SOON NAME REMOVE ADVERTISEMENT PTOLEMIES SUPERIORITY CENTURIES EVER LEARNING THE EGYPTIAN LANGUAGE FLUENT ELOQUENT NATIVE LANGUAGES ABLE COMMUNICATE DIPLOMATS THE NEED TRANSLATOR HEAR COUNSEL ADVISORS MATTERS THE HISTORIAN PLUTARCH PLEASURE THE SOUND OF HER VOICE INSTRUMENT PASS FROM ONE BARBARIAN NATIONS HABIT DECISIONS ACTING THE MEMBERS COURT UPSET THE HIGH RANKING EXAMPLE THIS WAS DEATHS THE SONS THE KING SYRIA THE COURT 48 BCE CHIEF ADVISOR POTHINUS THE GENERAL ACHILLAS EASIER CONTROL FLED THE COMING ROME HERSELF ROLLED RUG THE ENEMY LINES PALACE PRESENTED SAME TIME THE ROMAN GENERAL POMPEY THE GREAT JULIUS CAESAR THE BATTLE PHARSALUS POMPEY GUARDIAN YOUNGER PTOLEMY CHILDREN SPENT TIME IN EGYPT FINDING MURDERED UNDER THE GAZE OF SHORE ARMY NUMERICALLY BELIEVED STUNNING VICTORY THE GODS SENSE ADVISOR ALIGN THE YOUNG KING THE FUTURE RATHER ARRIVING PURSUIT ALLEGEDLY MARTIAL HIMSELF THE ROYAL PELUSIUM ABOUT TO YOUNG RULER SLIP AWAY TROUBLE EXILE NO WAY SIMPLY WALK RECOGNIZING CHANCE REGAIN GIFT STRIKE INSTANT AFFINITY FOR EACH THE NEXT MORNING MEET CLEOPATRA AND CAESAR ALREADY PHARAOH TURNED WAR BROKE OUT IN ALEXANDRIA LEGIONS THE EGYPTIAN ARMY CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA BESIEGED MONTHS ROMAN ARRIVE BREAK CAMP QUEEN DROWNED THE NILE ESCAPE AFTER THE BATTLE THE OTHER LEADERS THE COUP KILLED IN BATTLE AFTERWARDS ARSINOE CAPTURED SENT EXILED TO LIVE THE TEMPLE ARTEMIS EPHESUS 41 BCE MARK ANTONY STYLE GAVE BIRTH CAESARION 47 BCE HIM HER THE TWO OF THEM EACH OTHER KIND STRATAGEM BONDING IN 46 THEIR SON ENTIRE ENTOURAGE OPENLY CALPURNIA AT THIS TIME LAWS BIGAMY THE SENATE ASSASSINATED IN 44 GRANDNEPHEW OCTAVIAN FRIEND LEPIDUS THE CONSPIRATORS ANTONY BRUTUS EASTERN SUMMONED APPEAR TARSUS ANSWER CHARGES DELAYED FURTHER IN CLEAR COME IN SAW ON THE EDGE OF ECONOMIC CHAOS SURE PRESENT TRUE SAILING UP THE RIVER CYDNUS BARGE STERN SAILS OARS SILVER BEAT TIME THE MUSIC FLUTES CLOTH OF GOLD VENUS BEAUTIFUL PAINTED STOOD MAIDS NYMPHS STEERING THE ROPES DIFFUSED THEMSELVES THE VESSEL MULTITUDES GALLEY RUNNING OUT OF THE CITY THE SIGHT THE MARKET PLACE AT LAST LEFT ALONE SITTING THE TRIBUNAL THE WORD MULTITUDE FEAST BACCHUS FOR THE COMMON GOOD LOVERS BEAR EVEN THOUGH FULVIA SISTER EVENTUALLY DIVORCED OCTAVIA MARRY CIVIL WAR RELATIONSHIP TO THE POINT ACTIUM 31 BCE COMMITTED SUICIDE HEARING FALSE REPORT STABBED LIVED TO THE QUEEN AUDIENCE WITH THE QUEEN PLAIN UNDERSTOOD CAPTIVE ASKED PREPARE POISONED THE BITE SNAKE SCHOLARS TODAY BELIEVE IT EGYPTIAN COBRA HER SON RAISED THUS TRADITIONALLY THE ANCIENT WRITERS PRAISE INTELLIGENCE CHARM PHYSICAL WE ARE INCOMPARABLE TYPE IMMEDIATELY THE BEHOLDER THE CHARM PRESENCE IRRESISTIBLE ATTRACTION PERSON CONVERSATION FORCE CHARACTER WORD LAID SPELL REMAINS FAMOUS TELEVISION WORKS OF ART UP TO THE PRESENT THE POPULAR IMAGINATION AUTHOR FREELANCE WRITER PROFESSOR PHILOSOPHY GREECE GERMANY TRAVELED TEACHES WRITE ORGANISATION RUN ARTICLE COSTS BOOKS SOURCE MATERIAL PLUS EDITING SERVER YOU CAN CREATE FREE LITTLE GIVE EXPERIENCE THANK MEMBER BIBLIOGRAPHY THE INTERNET CLASSICS ARCHIVE THE LAST QUEENS CHRIST THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF ANCIENT ROME CITE WORK LEGAL NOTICE WRITTEN BY CREATIVE LICENSE LETS BUILD CREDIT THE IDENTICAL RELATED PORT CITY MEDITERRANEAN SEA NORTHERN EGYPT 331 BCE ANTIQUITY THE SITE THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD LEGENDARY LIBRARY AT ALEXANDRIA AUGUSTUS AUGUSTUS CAESAR EMPEROR OF ROME GAIUS OCTAVIUS THURINUS 23 SEPTEMBER 63 BCE GAIUS JULIUS 27 BCE AWARDED HONORIFIC GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR 100 BCE PRAETOR GOVERNED THE PROVINCE ASIA AURELIA COTTA NOBLE POPULARE IDEOLOGY OF DEMOCRATIZATION GOVERNMENT RIGHTS CLASS AS MARCUS ANTONIUS POPULARLY THE FUNERAL ORATION ASSASSINATION THE TIDE POPULAR OPINION TRIUMVIRATE OCTAVIUS CAESAR PTOLEMAIC DYNASTY DONALD WASSON 29 SEPTEMBER ALMOST FALLING TO THE ROMANS NEVER THE CAPITAL CITY OF ALEXANDRIA GREEK ROMAN EGYPT 24 OCTOBER THE RICH LANDS THE PROPERTY THE DEATH OF CLEOPATRA 30 BCE SPELLED THE END DEATH OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT IN 32 THE MURDER REPUBLIC LEFT TURMOIL WALLIS BUDGE FORGOTTEN LEGACY THE STORY OF CLEOPATRA SELENE SHARON CREATESPACE INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING PLATFORM HISTORY OF EGYPT NEOLITHIC PERIOD TO THE DEATH ROUTLEDGE NEOLITHIC ARCHAIC PERIODS UNAVAILABLE THE HISTORY OF EVENT VISUAL AUG 30 CLEOPATRA VII OF EGYPT DEATH OF