Post by Zadkiel on Jan 15, 2016 20:56:29 GMT
Although the queen of Egypt, Cleopatra was not of Egyptian descent. Instead, she belonged to the Ptolemaic Dynasty, a royal family of Greek origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great. Her mother tongue was Hellenistic (Greek dialect) and she was the first Ptolemy to learn the Egyptian language. The myth that Cleopatra was an ethnic Egyptian was most likely born from the fact that she presented herself in public as the reincarnation of the Egyptian goddess Isis; and adopted common Egyptian beliefs and manners.
FACT BOX Cleopatra VII Philopator, known to history simply as Cleopatra, was the last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, shortly survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion. After her reign, Egypt became a province of the then-recently established Roman Empire. Born: -69, Alexandria, Egypt Died: -30, Alexandria, Egypt Spouses: 1) Ptolemy XIII (brother), 2) Ptolemy XIV (brother), 3) Gaius Julius Caesar, 4) Mark Antony Children with Caesar: Caesarion, Cleopatra of Jerusalem Children with Antony: Cleopatra Selene, Alexander Helios, Ptolemy Philadelphus Parents: Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra V Siblings: Ptolemy XIII, Arsinoe IV, Berenice IV, Ptolemy XIV  |
