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  There have been how many queens of Egypt named Cleopatra?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Ptolemy VIII of Egypt and Cleopatra III of Egypt Euergetes (Kokke)
Ptolemy XII of Egypt Neos Dionysos (Auletes) and Cleopatra VI of Egypt Tryphaena
Ptolemy XIII of Egypt and Cleopatra VII of Egypt
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 Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII was born in 69 BC in Alexandria, Egypt.
According to Egyptian law, Cleopatra was forced to have a consort, who was either a brother or a son, no matter what age, throughout her reign.
Cleopatra and Antony's son, Ptolemy Philadelphos was named King of Syria and Asia Minor at the age of two.
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 Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra VII's father was Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos "Auletes", who began his rule of Egypt in 80 B.C. He was not well respected and thought weak, as is exhibited by his popular nickname "Auletes", which means "flute-player" in Greek.
Cleopatra, outside the city, knew it was imperative that she get to Caesar and have him hear her side of the story.
Cleopatra most likely felt threatened by her continual existence, and persuaded Antony to get rid of her on the grounds that she might have helped his enemies in the recent battles at Phillipi.
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 Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII was born in sixty-nine BC in Alexandria, Egypt to a family of Macedonian decent and important rule.
Cleopatra VII was the daughter of Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, nicknamed "Auletes", meaning "flute-player" in Greek.
Cleopatra VII retired to her own tomb to await the end, as Antony had fallen on his sword in despair, surviving his attempt to suicide long enough to be taken to Cleoptra VII, dying in her arms.
www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us /History/Egypt/03/muzzillo/muzzillo.htm   (1166 words)

  
 THE INFAMOUS CLEOPATRA
Cleopatra VII (ruled 51-30 BC) was illustrious, intelligent and politically astute, and was reputedly the only Ptolomaic ruler to have actually learnt the Egyptian language.
Cleopatra's links with Rome were first forged through Pompey, who had been appointed as her guardian on the death of her father.
He married Cleopatra according to the Egyptian rite (a letter quoted in Suetonius suggests this), although he was at the time married to Octavia Minor, the sister of Octavian.
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 Cleopatra VII of Egypt Summary
Cleopatra VII Philopator (in Greek:Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; January 69 BC – August 12 30 BC), later Cleopatra Thea Neotera Philopator kai Philopatris, was queen of Ptolemaic Egypt, the last member of the Ptolemaic dynasty and hence the last Hellenistic ruler of Egypt.
Cleopatra was a co-ruler of Egypt with her father (Ptolemy XII Auletes), her brothers/husbands Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV and later her son Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
She reigned as Queen Cleopatra and Pharaoh between 51 and 30 BC, and died at the age of 39 from the venom of an asp.
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 Ancient Egypt Timeline
Egypt is unified once again, and then expands to control Syria and Palestine.
Tanite Egypt is divided - partly ruled by a Dynasty in the Nile delta which shares power with the high priests of Amun at Thebes.
Roman Conquest - Cleopatra VII and Antony are defeated by Augustus Caesar.
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 Egypt: Tour Egypt Monthly: Queens of Egypt, part III - Celopatra
Cleopatra was that last sovereign of the Macedonian dynasty, and though with no Egyptian blood, she proclaimed herself as "Daughter of Ra", the "Sun God of Egypt".
Cleopatra supported the later by a fleet of 50 ships and 500 men, which was not accepted by the Alexandrians.
Cleopatra was hailed as "Queen of the Queens" and Caesarion as "King of the Kings".
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 Cleopatra IV
Cleopatra's ability to raise a fleet in Cyprus after her divorce (Justin 39.3) indicates that she was already well known there, presumably due to her husband's duties as
that Cleopatra III made the divorce a precondition of accepting Ptolemy IX as coregent (presumably on the death of Cleopatra II), and from the likely fact that Ptolemy of Cyprus was born before the divorce.
Justin 39.3 says that the fleet which Cleopatra IV brought to Antiochus IX from Cyprus was the factor that allowed him to open up his civil war against his half-brother Antiochus VIII.
www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk /egypt/ptolemies/cleopatra_iv.htm   (1079 words)

  
 Women in power 500- CE. 1
War between Cleopatra II, her brother-husband and her daughter, 131-27, she was sole ruler in Egypt, 127 exile by daughter Cleopatra Thea of Syria, 124 reconciled with husband and daughter and ruled jointly with them.
Cleopatra IV went to Cyprus where she tried to raise an army and to marry Ptolemy Alexander.
She was daughter of Cleopatra III and Ptolemy VIII of Egypt, and was killed in 111.
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 Egyptian History: Graeco-Roman Dynasties
Alexander reorganized Egypt, founded Alexandria in the western Delta (331), and left the country in the hands of Balacrus and Peucestas, who were well disposed and respectful towards the Egyptian religious institutions.
Cleopatra VII, daughter of Ptolemy XII (r.51-30) ruled jointly with her younger brother Ptolemy XIII for three years, when they had a falling out which developed into a civil war.
At the sea battle of Actium the Egyptian navy was decisively defeated and Antony and Cleopatra fled to Alexandria.
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 The Ancient Egypt Site - Greek-Roman Period
When the Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great entered Egypt, he was welcomed as the son of the god Amun and he was immediately accepted as the new king of the country.
Egypt was taken by Ptolemy, son of Lagos, who had been appointed to satrap of the country by Alexander himself.
Although Cleopatra was a capable and a politically gifted ruler, she would become involved in the power struggle of the Romans Octavianus (Augustus) and Antonius and unfortunately, she chose the wrong side.
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 Cleopatra V
She is sometimes known as "Cleopatra VI", with "Cleopatra V" being assigned either to Cleopatra Selene or to (Cleopatra) Berenice III; not to be confused with "Cleopatra VI Tryphaena", said to be a daughter of Ptolemy XII.
If we have correctly estimated that Ptolemy XII was born in 117/6 while Cleopatra V was born in the 90s then it is almost impossible for them to have the same mother, since his mother was most likely Cleopatra IV who died in c.
Berenice IV, was born in the early-mid 70s to have been an acceptable candidate for the throne in 58; this makes it unlikely that Cleopatra V was born much after the mid 90s.
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 Egypt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Egypt was an Augustan province so the governors were appointed directly by the Emperor rather than by the traditional Senatorial lottery.
Because of the importance of Egypt as the Empire's breadbasket, by law the governor of Egypt could not be of the Senatorial class (it was feared that consolidating too much power in a Senator invited revolt).
Though their hegemony was short-lived, the Hyksos left a lasting impact on Egypt; they introduced the composite bow, the khopesh sword, the horse and the chariot as well as many Canaanite gods and religious concepts.
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 Egypt: Rulers, Kings and Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt: Cleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Cleopatra III and Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros) were co-regents during the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
Cleopatra III was the niece of Physcon (Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II) and was married to him while her mother was still his official wife.
Lathyros was married to Cleopatra IV, his sister, but his mother repudiated the marriage and replaced her with Cleopatra Selene, who was Cleopatra IV's sister.
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 GradeSaver: Antony and Cleopatra Essay: Infinite Virtue: A Close Reading of Antony and Cleopatra, IV.viii.12-18   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Cleopatra is a "great fairy" (IV.viii.12), able to "bless" (IV.viii.13) soldiers with her speech.
Cleopatra's association with the day continues up until her death; Charmian recognizes that "the bright day is done/and we are for the dark" (V.ii.192-3) and Cleopatra sees that her "lamp is spent" (IV.xv.89).
In fighting for Egypt Antony momentarily wrests conquering fate from Octavius, whose statement that "the time of universal peace is near./Prove this a prosp'rous day, the three-nook'd world/shall bear the olive freely" (IV.vi.5-7) pins the future of empires upon the outcome of the battle Antony wins.
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 THE PTOLEMAIC PERIOD
The most famous member of the line was the last queen, Cleopatra VII, known for her role in the Roman political battles between Julius Caesar and Pompey, and later between Octavian and Mark Antony.
Whilst Ptolemy I and Cleopatra VII are perhaps the best-known rulers, most of the Ptolemaic kings and queens emerge as distinctive individuals.
Eventually, a propaganda campaign by Octavian and the actions of Cleopatra VII, the daughter of Ptolemy XII, and the sister-wife of Ptolemy XIII, provided an ideal pretext for the Romans to conquer Egypt.
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 Cleopatra III of Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cleopatra III (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα, 161–101 BC) was queen of Egypt 142–101 BC.
She was born in 161 BC to Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II of Egypt.
After the death of her father, her brother became the King of Egypt, and her mother was regent.
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 Cleopatra IV of Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cleopatra IV reigned as queen of Egypt briefly from 116-115 BC, jointly with her husband Ptolemy IX Lathyros.
However, her high position only lasted a few months, for their mother and co-ruler Cleopatra III pushed her out and replaced her with Cleopatra Selene.
Very upset with her mother, Cleopatra fled Egypt and went to Cyprus, where she raised an army and attempted to marry her other brother, Ptolemy X Alexander.
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 Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt: 332 BC-395 AD
After its death, the empire divided among his most powerful generals, and Egypt came under the control of the general, Philip Arrhidaeus, and then Alexander IV, and finally Ptolemy I.    Ptolemy I began a new dynasty in Egypt, the last in history, the Thirty-second Dynasty.
In fact, the word "Egypt" is a Greek word (the Egyptian word is "Kmt" or Kemet).
Caesar then brought Egypt under the control of Rome under the nominal queenship of Cleopatra.
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 Egyptian Statues and Reliefs: Cleopatra, Nekhbet, Nefertari, Akhenaton
The last of the Macedonian rulers of Egypt, Cleopatra VII was a remarkable woman and a formidable queen.
When Caesar came to Alexandria, Cleopatra persuaded him to support her cause, and she regained her throne and jointly ruled with their son Caesarion from 36 B.C. After Caesar's death, she joined Mark Anthony, hoping that he would help to restore Egypt to its past glory by using Rome's power.
Mark Anthony gave Cleopatra much of Rome's eastern possessions but his Roman rival Octavian used this episode as a pretext to turn the Roman senate against Mark Anthony and begin a war against him and Cleopatra.
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 Cleopatra's Palace - Web Links & Resources - Discovery Channel School
In its coverage of the most currently available biographical information about her, this article presents the variety of extant accounts of Cleopatra’s ethnic status and influence, and the truths and untruths of her historical and artistic images.
Meet the man born Amenhotep IV, who changed his name to Akhenaten to signify his sole allegiance to Aten, forsaking Egypt’s traditional pantheon.
Sneferu was the king who made Egypt an international power, and his sons built the pyramids at Giza.
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 Ancient Egypt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Egypt and the Ancient Near East: For Young People and Teachers
The tomb of Senneferi at Luxor in Egypt
Infrared satellite photograph of Egypt and the Nile River Valley
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 Egypt
You will choose your group and create a plan for whom will do what (this plan must be approved by your teacher before starting your journey.) Each of the three tasks have different end results.
To properly decorate the tomb, you must research photographs and drawings of Egypt.
Choose your team of archeologists, for you will be 'digging' for clues about how the people of Ancient Egypt lived by observing their pyramids.
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 Guardian's Egypt - Famous Pharaohs
Although this section is in its humble beginning, it will grow to include all of the known major kings and some queens of ancient Egypt.
Here a short article on Nefertiti, queen and wife of Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten).
Cleopatra IV You can read about the most famous Cleopatra through this page.
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 Egypt.htm
Cleopatra : This biography is longer and gives many
Guardian's Egypt In The Round : 360 degree panoramic views of various sites in Egypt.
Ancient Egypt Medicine : Brief but interesting page.
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 Egypt Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
- info on the languages, geography, economy, and history of Egypt.
Learn about the animals of Egypt, both on the land and at sea!
- clickable map and pictures of the first tomb in Egypt to be built entirely of stone.
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