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The Real CleopatraA Small History of the Queen of EgyptCleopatra is possibly the most famous queen in history. The female Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt has been the subject of many books, films, songs and plays. Born in 69 BC, she was the daughter of Ptolemy 12, and was a lover of literature. She was also fluent in five languages, including Egyptian, which by that point was not standard knowledge among the ruling elite of Egypt. She ascended to the throne with her brother Ptolemy 13. When Caesar popped by, hoping to conquer Egypt, Cleopatra became his mistress, giving birth to a son called Caesarion. Not long after the arrival of Caesar, Ptolemy 13 had met with a horrible mafia-type accident, and Cleopatra married her 11 year old other brother, Ptolemy 14. The Romans didn't much like Caesar's infatuation with the Egyptian queen, especially when he put her statue in the temple of Venus, and it was among a swag of reasons why Julius was betrayed and murdered by Brutus and other members of the Roman senate. Cleopatra, in the face of Caesar's death, dispatched her brother/husband and set 3 year old Caesarion on the throne, ruling undisputed as regent in his name. In around 42 BC Cleopatra met Mark Antony, who was in charge of the eastern half of the Roman Empire. The pair became passionate lovers, despite the fact that Antony was already married to Fulvia (who later died), and went on to marry Augustus' Caesar's sister Octavia. In 40 BC the lovers had twins, Cleopatra Selene and Alex Helios, and another son five years later. Antony and Cleopatra, in an attempt to gain independent control of Egypt from Rome, waged a war against Augustus, who was then known as Octavian. Both lovers died in the process, after the battle of Actium, where Augustus defeated the fleet and gained control of the empire. Antony killed himself after hearing wrongly that his lover was dead. Cleopatra then committed suicide by letting herself be bitten by an asp. It's interesting to discover that the Cleopatra we all know and love was actually the seventh in a long line of Cleopatras. The first Cleopatra was also known as "the Syrian" because she was the daughter of King Antiochus and had control of that country. She was married to Ptolemy 5, and was responsible for the creation of the Rosetta stone, the rock fragment which contains the same passage in three languages, and was vital in deciphering hieroglyphics earlier this century. When Ptolemy died, Cleopatra 1 ruled for 8 years as Queen in her own right. She even minted special coins with her name on them. Cleo 1 also had a sister and a daughter with the same name (Cleo 3 and 2 respectively). After Cleo 1 died, her namesakes ruled as joint queens and both of them married Ptolemy 8. After that, Cleo 3 ended up marrying her own son, Ptolemy 10, which can't have been very pleasant, least of all because he was ridiculously obese and had trouble walking. There were other Cleopatras, all involved in intrigue, murder and inbreeding, until the arrival of the Cleo 7. Cleopatra Selene, daughter of the most famous Cleo, was raised by Antony's wife Octavia in Rome (which was a rather nice thing for Octavia to do, considering...). She was the last of the Cleopatras.
This article was inspired by Uppity Women of Ancient Times by Vicki Leon A review
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