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When was Cleopatra born month?
69 BC
| Cleopatra | |
|---|---|
| Co-rulers | Ptolemy XII Auletes Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator Ptolemy XIV Ptolemy XV Caesarion |
| Born | Early 69 BC Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kingdom |
| Died | 10 August 30 BC (aged 39) Alexandria, Roman Egypt |
| Burial | Unlocated tomb (probably in Egypt) |
When did Cleopatra Bron?
Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 69 BC, Cleopatra hailed from the Greek-speaking Ptolemaic dynasty (named after Alexander the Great’s general Ptolemy) which ruled Egypt for almost 300 years.
What does 69 BC stand for?
(male Water-Rat) 59 or −322 or −1094. Year 69 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hortensius and Metellus (or, less frequently, year 685 Ab urbe condita).
What were Cleopatra’s children’s names?
Cleopatra Selene II
CaesarionAlexander HeliosPtolemy Philadelphus
Cleopatra/Children
What is less well-known is that they had three children together: the fraternal twins Cleopatra Selene and Alexander Helios and their younger brother Ptolemy Philadelphos.
Was Cleopatra a pharaoh or queen?
Cleopatra VII, often simply called “Cleopatra,” was the last of a series of rulers called the Ptolemies who ruled Egypt for nearly 300 years. She was also the last true pharaoh of Egypt.
How many years ago did Cleopatra live?
Cleopatra (c. 69 BC – 30 BC)
How old was Cleopatra when she died?
39 years (69 BC–30 BC)
Cleopatra/Age at death
Who came first Cleopatra or Nefertiti?
A descendant of Ptolemy I, a Macedonian Greek who established Hellenistic rule over Egypt in the late 4th century B.C., Cleopatra is not, strictly speaking, a successor to Hatshepsut, Nefertiti and the other Egyptian queens in this show.
Does Cleopatra have a tomb?
With unimaginable wealth and power, Cleopatra was the greatest woman of an era and one of the most iconic figures of the ancient world. Martinez has devoted nearly two decades of her life to perhaps the greatest mystery of all: Cleopatra’s tomb has never been found.
Where was Cleopatra the VII born?
Cleopatra the VII was born early 69BC to the Ptolemaic pharaoh Ptolemy the XII. Not much is known about her mother. It is presumed she was the wife of Ptolemy XII Cleopatra Tryphena. Some legends place her birthplace in Salamis in Cyprus.
How old was Cleopatra when Ptolemy XII died?
After this event, Cleopatra became a co-ruler of Egypt with her father Ptolemy XII. She was 14 at the time. Eventually, Ptolemy XII had died and his 10 year old son Ptolemy XIII was married to Cleopatra.
What are 5 interesting facts about Cleopatra?
Fast Facts: Cleopatra. Cleopatra VII was the descendant of Macedonians who were established as rulers over Egypt when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 323 BCE. The Ptolemy dynasty was descended from the Greek Macedonian named Ptolemy Soter, whom Alexander the Great installed in Egypt, so much of Cleopatra’s ancestry was Macedonian Greek.
What happened to Cleopatra’s sister Tryphaena?
Cleopatra Tryphaena disappears from official records a few months after the birth of Cleopatra in 69 BC. The three younger children of Ptolemy XII, Cleopatra’s sister Arsinoe IV and brothers Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator and Ptolemy XIV, were born in the absence of his wife.