Who was Cleopatra?
Decimus. Map of Alexandria Egypt. 2015
Cleopatra was an Egyptian Queen. Her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII, became pharaoh after their father, Ptolemy XII, died. Historians say that Cleopatra and her brother got married, but there is no proof. Julius Caesar followed his enemy to Egypt, and met Cleopatra. He eventually fell in love with her. Since he loved her, he would do anything for her. So Cleopatra finally had the power to dethrone her brother and become pharaoh. When she did this, Ptolemy XIII ran away and drowned in the Nile River. Later, Cleopatra gave birth to a son with Caesar, and named him Caesarion. A few years later, Cleopatra found herself following Caesar back to Rome. When he was assassinated, she returned to Egypt. A man named Marc Antony became one of the rulers of Rome after Caesars assassination. He sent for Cleopatra to ask questions about Caesar. As Caesar did before him, Antony fell in love with Cleopatra when he met her. They eventually produced three children (including a pair of twins). Later, Cleopatra and Antony left to go back to Egypt. Soon after they got back, Octavian became the new enemy. Cleopatra and Antony combined armies and fought against him, though they weren't strong enough. They fled back to Egypt; where Antony soon returned to the battlefield. Soon after he rejoined the army, he was falsely informed Cleopatra had died. In response to the news, Antony stabbed himself in the chest with his sword. When Cleopatra heard that he had died, she ordered an Egyptian cobra. She let it bite her in the chest, causing her to die as well.
Thousands of years later, Cleopatra's mummy was found in Alexandria, Egypt. When she was found, scientists learned this story above. It told them a lot about how she ruled, and her life as pharaoh. She was a very important Egyptian monarch, or she wouldn't have been an important discovery. She now lives in the British Museum in London.
Cleopatra was an Egyptian Queen. Her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII, became pharaoh after their father, Ptolemy XII, died. Historians say that Cleopatra and her brother got married, but there is no proof. Julius Caesar followed his enemy to Egypt, and met Cleopatra. He eventually fell in love with her. Since he loved her, he would do anything for her. So Cleopatra finally had the power to dethrone her brother and become pharaoh. When she did this, Ptolemy XIII ran away and drowned in the Nile River. Later, Cleopatra gave birth to a son with Caesar, and named him Caesarion. A few years later, Cleopatra found herself following Caesar back to Rome. When he was assassinated, she returned to Egypt. A man named Marc Antony became one of the rulers of Rome after Caesars assassination. He sent for Cleopatra to ask questions about Caesar. As Caesar did before him, Antony fell in love with Cleopatra when he met her. They eventually produced three children (including a pair of twins). Later, Cleopatra and Antony left to go back to Egypt. Soon after they got back, Octavian became the new enemy. Cleopatra and Antony combined armies and fought against him, though they weren't strong enough. They fled back to Egypt; where Antony soon returned to the battlefield. Soon after he rejoined the army, he was falsely informed Cleopatra had died. In response to the news, Antony stabbed himself in the chest with his sword. When Cleopatra heard that he had died, she ordered an Egyptian cobra. She let it bite her in the chest, causing her to die as well.
Thousands of years later, Cleopatra's mummy was found in Alexandria, Egypt. When she was found, scientists learned this story above. It told them a lot about how she ruled, and her life as pharaoh. She was a very important Egyptian monarch, or she wouldn't have been an important discovery. She now lives in the British Museum in London.