Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.
Cunning, charming and captivating, the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the biggest ...
Cleopatra’s alliance with Mark Antony became one of the most consequential partnerships in ancient history, blending romance ...
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On March 15, 44 B.C., Julius Caesar lay dead from 23 knife wounds inflicted by his assassins. The next day, the question on every Roman citizen’s mind was: Who will rule Rome now? Getting to the ...
Historian Strauss (The Caesars) delivers a gripping account of the war for control of the Roman Empire that culminated in Octavian’s decisive victory over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of ...
Imagine ruling a kingdom once you turn 18 years old. Cleopatra VII was that young when she became Egypt’s pharaoh, the term for the country’s “ruler,” in 51 B.C.E. When Cleopatra’s father Ptolemy XII ...