speaks for the leader’s life and their contributions. Cleopatra VII Philopator was an important aspect to the Egyptian dynasty and known as one of the most famous female ruler. She became ruler at the age of eighteen years old after her father Ptolemy XII Auletes died. Egyptian tradition focused her and her ten year old brother to share the role of pharaoh when she took the throne( Bio). Tension being to arise between the two and Cleopatra fled to Syria in hope of starting an army of mercenaries to help
around 30 B.C. Cleo was the third daughter of Ptolemy XII, also known as Auletes, "the Piper" (Nardo 12). In order to become a successful queen, she persevered and grew from her father's mistakes. Cleopatra "learned her political lessons by watching the humiliating efforts of her father to maintain himself on the throne of Egypt by buying the support of powerful romans" ("Cleopatra"). When her father died in 51 B.C., the ministers of her brother, Ptolemy XIII, were afraid that Cleopatra wanted to rule
In this research paper I will be writing about Cleopatra VII. Her early life, family and her relationships’. Cleopatra VII was born around 69 BC and was the daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes and Cleopatra V of Egypt. Her parents got married in the year 79 BC. Her father Ptolemy XII Auletes was the king of Egypt during 80-58 B.C. and 55-51 B.C. He was born in 117 BC and was also known as the “Piper” because he played the flute. He died in 51 BC, Alexandria, Egypt from being exiled. Her mother Cleopatra
described in his book not only the story of her life but his main focus was on showing, that Cleopatra was a Greek Queen, a descendant of Ptolemy the first who was a general in Alexander
rose to power by forging alliances with leaders of foreign nations in order to back her claim of the Egyptian throne. As previously stated, Cleopatra was born into power. Her father, known as Ptolemy XII or Auletes, was the king of Egypt. After his death in 51 B.C., Cleopatra and her brother, Ptolemy XII,
Cleopatra was just eighteen. His will stated that Cleopatra and her ten year old brother would rule together. In order to keep the throne in the family, the Ptolemy dynasty married each other. Soon, Cleopatra married her brother Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator. In 49 BC, Cleopatra’s husband/brother’s advisers turned against Cleopatra. Cleopatra soon fled to Syria. She raised an army to oppose her brother. The next year, she went to battle her brother’s
Cleopatra is a name that was given to many Queens who ruled in Egypt. The most famous of these women was Cleopatra VII. She was the daughter of Ptolemy XII, King of Egypt. Cleopatra VII lived from 69-30 B.C. and reigned as queen of Egypt from 51-30 B.C. (Stanly). Cleopatra is said to be far from beautiful, her picture on ancient coins made her look like she had a long hooked nose and masculine features. She is also said to be very seductive with her enchanting musical voice and exuded charisma. She
co-rulers since the custom during that era was women could not rule by themselves. Advisors of Ptolemy didn’t want Cleopatra to rule with him. They forced her to flee to the territory which is now Syria in 49 B.C. Cleopatra decided to take back what was hers and took some time in Syria to raise an army to bring down vengeance. In Pelusium, the two armies faced off and it became brother vs. sister. Ptolemy XIII let his own general, Roman General Pompey, be murdered. He thought this would welcome the
has been remembered and idolized long after her dead and the death of Ancient Egyptian civilization. Cleopatra VII was born around 70-69 BCE and was a daughter of Ptolemy XII (Auletes) and Cleopatra V Tryphaena (who may have been Ptolemy’s half-sister. After Ptolemy XII died, 18-year-old Cleopatra and her 10-year-old brother, Ptolemy XIII, became co-rulers of Egypt. Throughout her time as pharaoh, Cleopatra had relationships with Julius Caesar and then Mark Antony. It is often assumed that she had
Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs In Ancient Egypt there were over 29 Kings and Pharaohs and over 5 Queens. Some of the most famous kings and queens were: Ramses II, Ramses III, King Tut, Cleopatra, and Nefertiti. Ramses II (reigned 1279-1212 BC), ancient Egyptian king, third ruler of the 19th dynasty, the son of Seti I. During the early part of his reign Ramses fought to reign the territory in Africa and Western Asia that Egypt had held during the 16th and 15th centuries BC. His principle opponents
Cleopatra is historically accurate. For example, Julius Caesar visits Alexandria, he finds himself in the middle of the dispute between Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy XIII, portrayed by Anthony Harvey. After the death of Ptolemy XII Auletes, Cleopatra is forced by ancient Egyptian custom to marry her brother Ptolemy XIII. Once Ptolemy sees that Cleopatra wants the throne to herself, he drives her away. At the beginning of the movie, Cleopatra meets Julius Caesar in hopes that he will help her become
Cleopatra’s father was Ptolemy XII, who began his rule of Egypt in 80 BC but he was not respected and thought to be weak. His nickname was “Auletes”, which means flute player in Greek. Cleopatra’s mother could possibly be Cleopatra V, who either died or disappeared in 68 BC. Cleopatra had two older sisters, two younger brothers, and one younger sister. Ptolemy XII ruled until his death in 51 BC. His will said that Cleopatra and Ptolemy XIII were heirs to the throne. The two married and jointly ruled
"For Rome, who had never condescended to fear any nation or people, did in her time fear two human beings; one was Hannibal, and the other was a woman" (Lefkowitz and Fant 126). During a time dominated by male rulers, Cleopatra VII Philopator (69 BCE – 31 BCE), the Last Pharaoh of Egypt, stood out among them all. With Egypt’s wealth at her disposal, she was “incomparably richer than anyone else” (Schiff 2). The amount of power a ruler had at the time of Cleopatra’s existence depended highly on the
father’s death, the throne was passed to her at eighteen years old and her ten year old brother Ptolemy XIII. Soon after their ascension, Ptolemy’s advisers acted against Cleopatra. She was forced to flee to Syria where she raised a mercenary army and returned the following year to face her brother’s forces at Pelusium, on Egypt’s eastern border. After allowing the Roman general Pompey to be murdered, Ptolemy XIII welcomed Julius Caesar, Pompey’s rival, to Alexandria. Caesar took up residence at Alexandria's
Cleopatra VII was the last Pharaoh of Egypt. Cleopatra reigned over Egypt in 51BC after the death of her father Ptolemy XII Auletes. Cleopatra’s mother was Cleopatra VI and she came to power at the age of 17. Cleopatra ruled over Egypt with her two brothers Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy VIX and her son Ptolemy XV Caesar. She was born in 69 BC in Alexandria and ruled from 51 BC to 30 BC. Cleopatra was Macedonian, but even though her ancestry was Macedonian, she was still an Egyptian queen and worshipped
the last queen of the Macedonian dynasty. The Macedonian dynasty ruled Egypt between the death of Alexander the Great and Rome’s takeover (Mark, 2014). Egyptian tradition states a female needs a male associate, to rule, her 12 year-old brother Ptolemy XIII was ritually married to her. Cleopatra stopped using his name on official documents and ruled without him (Mark, 2014). She had a habit of making decisions without consulting the members of counsel which upset the high ranking officials. Cleopatra
but not many people know why she is so famous in our history today. Cleopatra Philopator was born 69 BCE and ruled with her father, Ptolemy XII Auletes. Cleopatra’s father passed away when she was eighteen years old, which left her to rule; however, at that point in time, if a woman ruled she needed a male by her side. Cleopatra ended up marrying her brother, Ptolemy XIII. Later on Cleopatra dropped her brother’s name from all official documents and ruled alone by herself. She was a female ruler in