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  2. Tomb of Antony and Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    The tomb of Antony and Cleopatra is the undiscovered burial crypt of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII from 30 BC assumed to be located in Alexandria, Egypt. According to historians Suetonius and Plutarch, the Roman leader Octavian permitted their burial together after he had defeated them. Their surviving children were taken to Rome, to be raised ...

  3. Donations of Alexandria - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Donations of Alexandria (by Mark Antony to Cleopatra and her children) in 34 BC. The Donations of Alexandria (autumn 34 BC) was a political act by Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony in which they distributed lands held by Rome and Parthia among Cleopatra's children and gave them many titles, especially for Caesarion, the son of Julius Caesar.

  4. Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra (1885), by Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Mark Antony's Parthian campaign in the east was disrupted by the events of the Perusine War (41–40 BC), initiated by his ambitious wife Fulvia against Octavian in the hopes of making her husband the undisputed leader of Rome.

  5. Ancient statue discovered at Egyptian temple may be rare ...

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    Archaeologists have found a white marble statue of a woman wearing a royal crown under the walls of an ancient temple and suspect it may be of the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII.

  6. Reign of Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra (1885). Painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Relations between Mark Antony and Cleopatra perhaps soured when he not only married Octavia in 40 BC, [210] but also moved his headquarters to Athens and sired her two children, Antonia the Elder in 39 BC and Antonia Minor in 36 BC. [211]

  7. Today in History: Cleopatra commits suicide - AOL

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    Cleopatra, born in 69 B.C., was crowned the queen of Egypt at just 18-years-old upon the death of her father, Ptolemy XII. Together, her and her 10-year-old brother, Ptolemy XIII ruled Egypt.

  8. Cleopatra: A Life - Wikipedia

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    The book also delves into Cleopatra's education, her role as a mother, and her cultural and religious beliefs. [2] [3] Throughout the book, Schiff challenges the common misconceptions about Cleopatra as a seductress and manipulator, instead portraying her as a politically astute leader who was deeply invested in the welfare of her people.

  9. Antony and Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    Mark Antony—one of the triumvirs of the Roman Republic, along with Octavius and Lepidus—has neglected his soldierly duties after being beguiled by Egypt's Queen, Cleopatra. He ignores Rome's domestic problems, including the fact that his third wife Fulvia rebelled against Octavius and then died.