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  2. Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    Cleopatra was the name of Alexander the Great's sister Cleopatra of Macedonia, as well as the wife of Meleager in Greek mythology, Cleopatra Alcyone. [7] Through the marriage of Ptolemy V Epiphanes and Cleopatra I Syra (a Seleucid princess ), the name entered the Ptolemaic dynasty .

  3. Ethnicity of Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    A bust of Cleopatra VII dated to 40–30 BC, now located at the Vatican Museums, showing her with a "melon" hairstyle and a Hellenistic royal diadem [1]. The ethnicity of Cleopatra VII, the last active Hellenistic ruler of the Macedonian-led Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, has caused debate in some circles.

  4. Cleopatra of Macedon - Wikipedia

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    Cleopatra seemingly acted as the religious head of state for the people of Molossia. Her name appears on a list of Theorodokoi [7] [4] [8] ("welcomers of sacred ambassadors"), in the recently established Epirote alliance. Cleopatra was significantly the only woman on the list.

  5. Early life of Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    Roman interventionism in Egypt predated the reign of Cleopatra VII; [46] [47] [48] the Romans had long desired to annex the wealthy kingdom. [49] In 168 BC, after the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV invaded Ptolemaic Egypt, he obeyed the demands of the Roman Senate to withdraw and return to Seleucid territory instead of warring with the Roman Republic.

  6. Caesarion - Wikipedia

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    Ptolemy XV Caesar [b] (/ ˈ t ɒ l əm i /; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Καῖσαρ, Ptolemaios Kaisar; 47 BC – late August 30 BC), [2] nicknamed Caesarion (Greek: Καισαρίων, Kaisaríōn, "Little Caesar"), was the last pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, reigning with his mother Cleopatra VII from 2 September 44 BC until her death by 12 August 30 BC, then as sole ruler until his ...

  7. Today in History: Cleopatra commits suicide - AOL

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    Years later, Cleopatra most likely killed another brother of her's, in order to further advance her reign once more. After Caesar was assassinated in Rome, Cleopatra sought her sights on new Roman ...

  8. Cleopatra of Jerusalem - Wikipedia

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    Cleopatra's children by Herod were raised and educated in Rome. After the death of her husband in 4 BC, her second son inherited some of his father's dominion and ruled as a Roman client king until his death in 34. [3] Cleopatra became the mother-in-law of Herodias. Cleopatra also was daughter of Simon Boethus and Cleopatra Selene.

  9. Ptolemaic dynasty - Wikipedia

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    All the male rulers of the dynasty took the name Ptolemy, while queens regnant were all called Cleopatra, Arsinoe, or Berenice. 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 .