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Queen Cleopatra VIIand her rule

CLeopatra’s Early Start

Her Early Life: The dawn. A symbol of a new

beginning. A new hope.

Something to look forward

to. Cleopatra VII was born in

Alexandria in 69BCE. She was notactually egyptian. She was born

into a line of Pharaohs, even

though none of her siblings

thought she would become

successful.

Marriage:

At the age of 12, Cleopatramarried her brother, Ptolemy XIII,

carrying on the Egyptian

tradition. At the age of 18,

Cleopatra had become the queen

of Egypt, but she had to share

the throne with her 12-year-old

brother. The two didn’t get along

very well. Cleopatra and Ptolemy

fought so much that one day,

Ptolemy kicked Cleopatra out of 

power!

 

By: Alexis Ma and Anjini

Mathur

2 News Reporters bring back clues

from the Ancient World a stunning

new story of Egypt and it’s last

ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty;

Queen Cleopatra VII

Help: CaesarIn 48 BCE, Cleopatra found

out that the great Julius Caesar

was arriving in Egypt and that

he decided to settle the

dispute between her and

Ptolemy XIII. With her feminine

charms Cleopatra got Caesaron her side, helping her

overthrow her brother. She

then became the only queen of 

Egypt, with Caesar’s military

support. But, Julius Caesar was

killed.

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Love: AntonyAfter Caesar’s death,

Cleopatra moved on to the

next Roman king, Marc Antony.

She once again put him under

her charming spell and gained

Antony’s trust. The two of 

them soon fell in love and had

children.

War and TroublesOctavian, Rome’s “ruler in

waiting” got angry because

Antony put all of Cleopatra’s

children in charge of bits and

pieces of Roman territory.

Octavian declared war on

Antony, but Antony lost andCleopatra and Antony both fled

to Egypt.

Sudden DeathIn the end, Marc Antony

committed suicide, andCleopatra followed her

husband. Legend has it that

she let an Asp, a type of 

deadly cobra, bite her. But

even though Cleopatra lived

hundreds of years ago, her

spirit lives on to this day.

MonumentsCleopatra did not build any

proper monuments because

she was not a builder, but that

is what we know. She never

got the ability to finish the

temple she was building for

herself, though. One

monument that we know for

sure that Cleopatra built was

called the Caesarium.Cleopatra built the Caesarium

for Julius Caesar, her former

lover. In some time, the

Caesarium sunk underwater.

Affecting thePeopleWhen Cleopatra

made Egypt an

independent power,

the Egyptians

seemed to be very

happy because the

people had their own

rights and they had

prosperity. Even

though Cleopatra did

not do much for her

community, the

people were still

happy because of 

their peace andprosperity.

Cleopatra VII: A Spirit ToRemember

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  Cleopatra's main

achievement was the fact that

she made Egypt an

independent power. Egypt also

became a commanding

community, telling people to

bow down to them. Because of 

Cleopatra, Egypt was able to

say Our trade lines, our ruler,our army, etc. Cleopatra also

brought peace and prosperity

to Egypt.

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Writers:Alexis F. Ma (Left)

Anjini M. Mathur (Right)

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