Cleopatra Research Paper

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Cleopatra
Cleopatra was one of the greatest queens of Egypt. Cleopatra had many accomplishments in life. She is mostly known for her intelligence. She was also very beautiful. She was smart and well-liked, however she was a ruthless leader of Egypt. Cleopatra is well known for being one of the most powerful rulers because of her many great choices, even despite her few bad ones. Cleopatra had an interesting life and accomplished many things. She had control of the people of Egypt and used her power in different ways. The life of Cleopatra is characterized by her years spent growing up and ruling over the land of Egypt.
Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt. Her parents were Auletes and Cleopatra V (Streissguth 19). Her mother, …show more content…

Her spouses were Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Ptolemy XIV, and Mark Antony. She married two of her brothers. The first brother she married is Ptolemy Theos Philopator when he was ten. Her second marriage was to her eleven-year-old brother, Ptolemy XIV. Her marriage with Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator ended after he was killed. She quickly moved on and got married to the next brother in line, Ptolemy XIV. After she got married to her brother Ptolemy XIV she went away with Caesar. There is nowhere to be found that Cleopatra and Caesar ever did get married, however there is evidence that there was a relationship between the two of them. Cleopatra had four children. Their names were Caesarian, Cleopatra Selene, Alexander Helios, and Ptolemy Philadelphus. Cleopatra and Caesar’s child was Caesarian. The Octavian ordered the murder of Caesarian at the age of …show more content…

Plutarch wrote, “Her actual beauty was not in itself so remarkable; it was the impact of her spirit that was irresistible. (www.ebooks.com)” All of Egypt knew Cleopatra was beautiful and intelligent. Her intelligence and looks are what people admired her for. Cleopatra made a huge impact on the role of woman at the time. Her personal life inspired many to treat their marriage like a partnership and nothing more and having each partner taking on their own responsibility. Cleopatra is remembered for her many traits. She is also remembered for ruling the land of Egypt. Cleopatra today would not have made the best ruler for our society. She made many mistakes while ruling the land of Egypt that would have not kept her queen in today’s society. Cleopatra was greedy and her immortality was not her best quality. Cleopatra was very manipulative. Antony falls for Cleopatra while he is still married to his wife, Octavia. Antony’s secret did not end in his favor (Streissguth 103). Cleopatra was the perfect queen for her time and Egypt’s time. She was loved and looked after and she was very important to Egypt. Unfortunately, Cleopatra died in 30 B.C. People have assumed Cleopatra had taken her own life, however no one knows exactly how she died. Some have also assumed that Cleopatra ordered her servants to hide a poisonous snake in a basket and to bring it to her room. Once she had the snake she would hold it in front of her and let the

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