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Cleopatra Essay, Research Paper

Cleopatra Egyptian Queen

Cleopatra is an amazing woman, She was known for many great talents and great achievements. She was a very determined Macedonian queen. She went to many great lengths to keep her grip on the power she was left by will. It was said that Cleopatra was witty, charming, and highly intelligent. Through the research I have collected I will prove to you that Cleopatra was an amazing women. I will do this by uncovering facts of her fathers? death, and how she took control of Alexandria, Her Early life, Her family life, Her consorts, and her love affairs with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Without further ado I present to you my Essay.

Cleopatra, the Egyptian Queen was born in the year 69 B.C in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. When she was born her father held place as leader of the city. Her father ?Ptolemy Auletes was the only guardian known during Cleopatras? early life.?(Cleopatra website) It is not said what happened to her mother. It is a lot of times mistaken that Cleopatra was a very beautiful woman, when in reality she was not very attractive at all. As far as Cleopatras? early life there is not much recorded. Her life was not very public until the year she turned 18.

Cleopatra came from a rather large family. She is the middle among many of brother and sisters. Unfortunately she was the only girl in the family to live past the age of 18. Her father Ptolemy Auletes raised Cleopatra; Her mother is unknown. Cleopatra had 5 siblings all ranging in age, Cleopatra falling in the middle. Cleopatra was also the middle sibling among the girls. The oldest in the family is Cleopatras? sister Cleopatra VI; the second is Bernice IV, then came Cleopatra. The last girl to be born in the family is her younger sister Arsinoe IV. None of Cleopatras? sisters lived to be past the age of 18. Her oldest sister Cleopatra VI, Died as a child. Bernice The second daughter was beheaded. The father Ptolemy Auletes was responsible for Bernice?s murder; the reason was never made clear. This left Cleopatra and her younger sister to be the only females left in the family. Among her other siblings she had two younger brothers. The oldest boy?s name is Ptolemy XIII. Her second brothers? name is Ptolemy XIV. Their father Ptolemy Auletes raised them all together in the palace.

Cleopatras? father Ptolemy died in the year 51 BC. At age 18 Cleopatra was left with a kingdom to rule on her shoulders. The children in the family, being Cleopatras? younger brothers and sister, were left to be raised by Pompey, a Roman leader. Pompey was a close friend to Ptolemy Auletes (the father). Cleopatra was extremely young to be left with such a big responsibility, but she was determined to make it work.

In the same year Cleopatra was left the kingdom, she was forced to have a consort. According to the Egyptian law it had to be either a brother or a son. This left Cleopatra with little options. She soon was married to the oldest boy in her family, her brother Ptolemy XIII. At the time of the consort Ptolemy XIII was only at the age of 12. Soon into marriage ? Cleopatra dropped Ptolemys? name from every legal document, paying no attention to the law saying that the male presence be first among any CO-regents.? (Cleopatra Website) Cleopatra also had her own portrait printed on the money used during the time. When Cleopatra received CO-regent she dreamed that Rome and Egypt could be ruled under one.

As soon as some men named Pothinus and Achillas realized how Cleopatra was taking over they got together and made a plan. Soon they had overthrown Cleopatra for her brother Ptolemy XIII, the men believed he was much more to deal with. Soon after Cleoptra was overthrown and Ptomely XIII took over the two men became Ptolemys? council of regency. On top of overthrowing Cleopatra, they also drove her to flee from Alexandria. She fled to a city called Thebaid

During the time Cleopatra was fled she formed an army out of Arab Tribes to try and gain back her power. During this time however, Ptolemy had a sneaky plot of his own. During the year of 51 BC- 49 BC Egypt was suffering of bad harvest and lack of grain growth due to the drought that had been happening. Ptolemy knowing this and knowing how all the Egyptian cities relied on the shipment of grain they got, which was promised to them by Cleopatra, signed a document saying that grain could only be shipped into Alexandria. He did this in hopes to deprive Cleopatra of her supporters from foreign cities. By doing this he gained the trust and control of the Egyptian cities, for the people had thought it was Cleopatra who stopped their shipment. Ptolemy now had complete control.

During this same time Julius Caesar had won a civil was against Pompey. Pompey being the guardian of Ptolemy and Cleopatra fled to Alexandria in hopes to get some support after his loss .He returned to find no Cleopatra, and Ptolemy and Pothinus not wanting to be on the loosing side had Pompey beheaded. They also believed this would please Caesar. Within only four days, Julius Caesar heard the news and arrived in Alexandria. Ptolemy greeted Caesar, with the gift of the savored head. Caesar was outraged. He was disappointed because of the death of a great Roman leader. However, the death of Pompey was not the main reason of Caesar?s visit, he was there to find out what was going on between Ptolemy and Cleopatra. Once he found out about Cleopatra being driven out he commanded she return.

When Cleopatra found out about Caesar?s visit to the palace she searched desperately to find a way to sneak into the palace without Ptolemy knowing. The same day a rolled rug was delivered to Caesar with a 19-year-old Cleopatra wrapped inside. Caesar was surprised to have her arrive the way she did. Cleopatra knowing how much Caesar disliked Ptolemy and his men, Cleopatra begged for him to help her

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