What Is Cleopatra VII?

Cleopatra VII was born around 69 B.C, to Ptolemy XII and she came from a long line of descendant Ptolemaic kings. Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica “She became queen on the death of her father, Ptolemy XII, in 51 B.C. and ruled successively with her two brothers Ptolemy XIII (51–47) and Ptolemy XIV (47–44) and her son Ptolemy XV Caesar (44–30).” (Cleopatra). After Cleopatra father's death, she and her brother Ptolemy XIII married because the throne was passed down to him. Later her brother Ptolemy XIII was at war with Caesar. Her brother was defeated, which led him to flee and later was found drowned in the Nile River. This led her to become a dominant queen ruler with another brother Ptolemy XIV. When Cleopatra became queen, she realized that her father owed
Mark Anthony committed suicide after losing the war against Octavian’s forces. Instead of Cleopatra being imprisoned from the Roman conqueror, she took her own life. But, there are many different allegation on Cleopatra death, the asp, or Egyptian cobra, and in fact really no cause of death. Lada Panova states that “Octavian's navy defeated Mark Antony at Actium on 2 September 31 BCE, and on 10 August 30 BCE, just after Octavian's troops entered Alexandria, Cleopatra committed suicide, a few days after Mark Antony.”(Panova). After Cleopatra’s death in 30 B.C., her son Caearion took the throne , as stated in Cleopatra: A Biography “With the death of Cleopatra, the kingdom legally passed to Caesarion, who ruled for 18 days as Ptolemy XV” (Roller). Cleopatra was known for her seductive ways, but she was the last queen to reign over Egypt. The author who wrote "Where's Cleo? stated that “Cleopatra's reputation as a seducer of emperors--Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Octavian (later Caesar Augustus)--and her suicide by snake bite have made her one of the ancient world's most intriguing characters”