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Biography

Name: Cleopatra
Birth Date: 69 B.C.
Death Date: August 30, 30 B.C.
Place of Birth: Alexandria, Egypt
Place of Death: Alexandria, Egypt
Nationality: Macedonian
Gender: Female
Occupations: ruler

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Biography of Cleopatra
782 words, approx. 3 pages
Cleopatra (69-30 BC) was the last of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt. She was notorious in antiquity and has been romanticized in modern times as the lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Third daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes, Cleopatra VII Philopator...


Quotations
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Cleopatra VII of Egypt Quotes
273 words, approx. 1 pages
Cleopatra VII ( 69 BC - 30 BC ) was a political ruler and religious figure of ancient Egypt who, allied with Julius Caesar , solidified her rule. After Caesar's assassination, she aligned with Mark Antony of the Second Triumvirate with whom she...


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Cleopatra
1,892 words, approx. 6 pages
(born 70/69 &BC;—died August of 30 &BC;, Alexandria) Egyptian queen, famous in history and drama as the lover of Julius Caesar and later the wife of Mark Antony. She became queen on the death of her father, Ptolemy XII, in 51 &BC; and ruled...
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Cleopatra
209 words, approx. 1 pages
(born 69—died Aug. 30, 30 &BC;, Alexandria) Egyptian queen (of Macedonian descent), last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. Daughter of Ptolemy XII (b. 112?—d. 51 &BC;), she ruled with her two brother-husbands, Ptolemy XIII (r....
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Cleopatra Summary
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The story of Cleopatra has been a perennial favorite for the Hollywood cinema. The most notorious version remains the 1963 epic starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton—a film whose box office failure is credited with helping to destroy the...
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Cleopatra VII Summary
81 words, approx. 1 pages
69-31 B.C. Egyptian queen who attempted to increase the power of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt by becoming romantically involved with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. She married Antony in 37 B.C., even though he had yet to divorce his wife Octavia, the...


News and Journals
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Antiquity
Egypt in the age of Cleopatra.(Review) (book review)
03/01/2001: 316 words, approx. 1 pages
MICHEL CHAUVEAU. Egypt in the age of Cleopatra (tr. David Lorton). xii+226 pages, 44 figures, I table. 2000. Ithaca (NY): Cornell University Press; 08014-3597-8 hardback 32.50 [pounds sterling] & $45,0-8014-8576-2 paperback 13.50 [pounds sterling] & $17.95. Three translations by David Lorton have...
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Epoca
Cleopatra. (reina de Egipto; historia)(TA: queen of Egypt; history)
09/01/1997: 3,925 words, approx. 13 pages
(CUANDO UNA SERPIENTE MATO A OTRA) Año 69 antes de Jesucristo. En Egipto nace una princesa de la dinastía de los Ptolomeos que crece en el palacio aumentando de belleza al mismo que de astucia, algo importante en un ambiente donde el...
 


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Essay Grade: 75%
The Life of Cleopatra
1,460 words, approx. 5 pages
A biography of Cleopatra, the last pharoah of Egypt. While the majority of her life involved her relationship with Marc Antony, Cleopatra lived a life that was more complex than many people believe.


 

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