Cleopatra VII
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Pharaohs
- Curriculum: Women’s History, African History, Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Egyptian queen (r. 51-30 b.c.e.){$I[g]Egypt;Cleopatra VII} Cleopatra VII, as the last of the Ptolemaic Greek rulers of an independent Egypt, tried to come to terms with the ceaseless expansion of the Roman Empire throughout the Mediterranean region and at her death left behind a rich Imperial province that continued to flourish as a center of commerce, science, and learning under Roman rule.
Early Life
Cleopatra (klee-oh-PAT-truh) VII was the daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes and (possibly) of his sister and wife, Cleopatra Tryphaena....
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