Daughter of Ptolemy XII (r.51-30) ruled together
with her younger brother Ptolemy XIII for three until
they had a falling out which developed into a civil war. The Roman general
Pompey, pursued by Julius Caesar, came to Egypt in 48 BCE and was murdered by
Ptolemy's courtiers in the hopes of winning Caesar's favor.
Julius Caesar sided with Cleopatra and
defeated Ptolemy. Caesar fell in love with Cleopatra and had a son
Caesarion and they returned to Rome. After Caesar's murder in 44 she returned to
Egypt, had her husband Ptolemy XIV murdered and tried to keep neutral in the
Roman civil war that followed Caesar's death.
In the end she took the side of Mark Antony at Tarsus and became his
mistress. He followed her to Egypt and married her, divorcing Octavian's sister
in the process. In 34 Caesarion became co-ruler in an attempt to gain
popularity, while Octavian's propaganda described them as rowdy and decadent
pleasure seekers. At the sea battle of Actium the Egyptian navy was decisively
defeated and Antony and Cleopatra fled to Alexandria. Almost a year later,
Octavian conquered Alexandria, Mark Antony committed suicide and Cleopatra, when
she failed to come to an agreement with the Romans, did likewise (30 BCE).
Cleopatra's son, Caesarion ( Ptolemy XV ), was murdered,
and Egypt became an exploited, though prosperous Roman province.
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