Cleopatra VII

ID: 6930-ALE

Historical persona

Cleopatra VII

69 BCE30 BCE

Civilization
Ptolemaic Egypt
Occupation
Pharaoh
Base
Alexandria
Notable works
Alliance with Rome, Restoration of Egyptian temples

Biography

Last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, a fluent linguist who navigated Roman civil war to keep Egypt independent — until Actium.

Works

  • Alliance with Rome
  • Restoration of Egyptian temples

Events & timeline

  1. 283 BCEFounding of the Library of Alexandria
  2. 30 BCEActium and the End of Ptolemaic Egypt

Places

Alexandria

Alexandria

Hellenistic port and seat of the ancient world's most famous library.

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