Cleopatra was a great and powerful ruler. One life changing event was when she had to take the throne with her brothers at age 18. She lead armies to defeat other countries.
Cleopatra was born in 69B.C. She was a daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes and Cleopatra V of Egypt, and had four siblings. She had two brothers and two sisters which are Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator,Arsinoes IV of Egypt,Berenice IV of Egypt and Ptolemy XIV(Wikipedia)Cleopatra was the oldest out of the 5 siblings.
When her father passed away, Cleopatra and her two brothers ruled ancient Egypt. Although the siblings often struggled with power. She was the last active Pharaoh. Who ruled after Alexander the Great.(history.com)
Cleopatra had two husbands which she never
Queen Cleopatra Thea Philopator VII, born 69 B.C and died about 30 B.C. had a few dimensions of leadership. First, she was pioneering. Cleopatra VII was charismatic, dynamic, bold, and good at making connections. She was cunning in her pursuits to get what she wanted. One time, she slipped through the enemies line and was smuggled secretly into Egypt rolled up in a carpet to see Julius Caesar in order to become his ally. (Peters, 2017) When she lost the throne to her brother, Cleopatra did not want to accept the loss and produced a militia that attacked her brother in Pelusium. Her brother was drowned when she won the future battle. (Peters,
In 51 B.C., Ptolemy XII died, leaving the throne to 18-year-old Cleopatra and her brother, the 10-year-old Ptolemy XIII. It is likely that the two siblings married, as was customary at the time. Over the next few years Egypt struggled to face down a number of issues, from an unhealthy economy to floods to famine.
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 as a god. She was remembered for in history as the last Queen of Egypt and her relationships to Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Cleopatra was born in Alexandria Egypt in 69 B.C., she ruled ancient Egypt together with her two younger brothers and son. Cleopatra was proposed to be one of the last Macedonian rulers founded by Ptolemy. Although, Ptolemy he served as Alexander the Great generals, during his conquest to rule over Egypt in 332 B.C (History 1). Also, Cleopatra was a very bright and intellectual woman as she could speak various languages and served as the dominant ruler over her brothers, including son (History 1). Cleopatra would use her powers of seduction as well as her magnificent charm, and intellect to make military alliances with the Roman leaders like Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Mainly, this gave her the popularity and mystery throughout history
Cleopatra VII, most commonly known as Cleopatra, was the last of a series of rulers called Ptolemies; this family ruled Egypt for nearly 300 years. Cleopatra ruled not only Egypt, but also cyprus, parts of modern-day Libya, and other territories in the middle East. Cleopatra was also the last pharaoh to rule Egypt (Jarus,1). Cleopatra was born into an insane family that had deranged beliefs, beginning with having to marry her brother, Ptolemy, which broke out in a tragic war. Cleopatra's life didn't get much better afterwards, she fell in love with Julius Caesar and then watched him get assassinated and when she fell in love again with Mark Antony, it resulted in her own death.
Stacy Schiff in Cleopatra: A life present a well detailed historical past of Cleopatra the last of Egyptian queens. She married twice to a brother. She was treated brutal during the Civil war. Cleopatra only had been with two mean, Caesar and Anthony, and had a kid with Caesar according
B.C. Cleopatra’s family ruled Egypt almost one hundred years before she was born. Her father was King Ptolemy XII and her mother, Cleopatra V Tryphaena. Little is known about her mother but some say she was her father’s sister. In 51 B.C., Ptolemy XII died and eighteen-year-old Cleopatra was left to rule the kingdom with her ten-year-old brother, Ptolemy XIII.
Cleopatra was not only a ruler of Egypt but also much more for her people and history. She is now an icon for many things in the
The first time that Cleopatra shows exceptional amounts of intelligence and control is when her father, Ptolemy Auletes, died when Cleopatra was eighteen, leaving herself and her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII as co-rulers of Egypt. From the start, Cleopatra was forced to act efficiently, as a harsh famine was plaguing Egypt, the Roman Empire was already rising beyond control, and her desperation to become the dominant leader of Egypt was staunched due to laws of a mandatory inter-familial consort, leaving her to compete her brother for the power over their country. With all of these problems, Cleopatra resorted to tactics that would set her apart from her lazy and generally unimpressive father and her brother; she learnt how to speak Egyptian, unlike many of her other family members, giving her the opportunity to
Queen Cleopatra VII was a powerful, intelligent, and passionate woman born from royal blood of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. As a successor of Hellenistic people and Alexander the Great she was not of an Egyptian blood but born in Alexandria and speaking Egyptian language. When her father Ptolemy Auletes died, Cleopatra was in the age of eighteen. She had three sisters Cleopatra VI, Berenice IV, Arsinoe IV two of them were older than her and one younger, and two younger brothers named Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV too. Cleopatra VII and her brother Ptolemy XIII inherited the kingdom of their father as it was written his will. Because of the law in Egypt of that time Cleopatra was unable to rule by her own without the presence of a male coruler, a brother or son. As a result she ruled together with her brother who she get married to although he was only twelve years old.
Cleopatra the 7th’s father was the king of Egypt. Cleopatra was born in 69 b.c and in the year after 52 b.c. Cleopatra's father died and Cleopatra and her brother gained the throne and they married. Cleopatra and her brother were the queen of Egypt, but Cleopatra was driven out of Egypt and her brother stayed. Cleopatra got help from Caesar together they defeated her brother/husband. To make sure know no other sibling would try to take the throne her sister got killed.
First of all, Cleopatra killed her siblings. Cleopatra had 4 siblings, which 2 of them were girls and the other 2 were boys. Her sisters rivaled against her. They were planning to steal Cleopatra's throne. One of her brothers died from fighting Caesar.
How did Cleopatra rise to and maintain her power? Not much is known about her life since she lived so long ago, but what is known is enough to piece together some of her life story. Cleopatra was a strong and intelligent woman who made it through all the struggle and strife of the ancient world until it became too much for her. Cleopatra’s reign began and ended with tragedy, but was maintained by exploited love connections.
Cleopatra was a noteworthy Egyptian Pharaoh whose legacy and role was shaped by her experiences and achievements in ancient Egypt. It can be argued Cleopatra was a significant figure and her role and legacy was formed by her experiences, achievements because she stood for a symbol of power and strength in a time where society was male dominated. Cleopatra’s personality and early life impacted the beginning of her rise to power and in 51 BC she became sole leader of the Egypt. The key events in Cleopatra’s reign and the role she played during the alliance between herself and Caesar impacted on her reign. External factors informed her motives, which pushed her to make decisions during her rule, as it significantly impacted her relationship with Mark Antony. Cleopatra’s legacy had short and long-term effects; the consequences of her decisions pushed her to commit suicide, the events and choices she made during her life portrayed her significance.
The division of the royal family provided Cleopatra with an opportunity to use Caesar to kill her siblings in battle. As Cleopatra wanted, Caesar reinforced his troops and easily defeated the rebels resulting in Ptolemy drowning while retreating. Following this Caesar captured Arsinoe, who had survived and sent her back to his country of Rome as a prisoner. Caesar also executed numerous enemies of Cleopatra and imprisoned others who opposed her. Caesar also supplied Cleopatra with a child, whom after Ptolemy XIV’s death she made co-regent as a three year couldn't interfere with her plans (Schiff, 2010).