Cleopatra VII Philopator was queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great. After the death of Cleopatra, Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire, marking the end of the second to last Hellenistic state and the age that had lasted since the reign of Alexander. Her native language was Koine Greek, and she was the only Ptolemaic ruler to learn the Egyptian language. In 58 BC, Cleopatra presumably accompanied her father, Ptolemy XII Auletes, during his exile to Rome after a revolt in Egypt allowed his rival daughter Berenice IV to claim his throne. Berenice was killed in 55 BC when Ptolemy returned to Egypt with Roman military assistance. When he died in 51 BC, the joint reign of Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy XIII began, but a falling-out between them led to open civil war.
| Predecessor | Ptolemy XII Auletes |
| Successor | Ptolemy XV Caesarion |
| Co-rulers | Ptolemy XII Auletes, Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Ptolemy XIV, Ptolemy XV Caesarion |
| Born | Early 69 BC, Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kingdom |
| Died | 10 August 30 BC (aged 39), Alexandria, Roman Egypt |
| Burial | Unlocated tomb, (probably in Egypt) |
| Spouse | Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Ptolemy XIV, Mark Antony |
| Issue | Caesarion, Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene II, Ptolemy Philadelphus |
| Dynasty | Ptolemaic |
| Father | Ptolemy XII Auletes |
| Mother | Presumably Cleopatra VI Tryphaena (also known as Cleopatra V Tryphaena) |
关于Cleopatra
Historic figure who has become a pop culture icon and a frequent subject of many different forms of media ranging from literature to film. She served as the queen and last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt from 51 to 30 BC.
Cleopatra的成就
She ruled as a monarch and oversaw the construction of a number of temples that were dedicated to Egyptian and Greek gods. She was married to Roman politician Mark Antony and their relationship was the subject of the William Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra.
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