Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemaic dynasty was born in 69 B.C. Her name means, "Glory of the father." In Egypt, she was actually referred to as Kleopatras Basilisses, not Cleopatra. Her father was Ptolemy XII, and her mother was unknown. It is believed by some scholars that her mother could have been Cleopatra Tryphene, or a woman who belonged to the high priests of Memphis. Cleopatra was a very intelligent and wealthy little girl. At the early age of eighteen she inherited the throne with her co-ruler, Ptolemy XIII, who was eight years younger. Incredibly, he was both her brother and her husband. In the Ptolemaic dynasty, they often married their siblings to keep the throne in the family. It was either a father-daughter marriage or a brother-sister marriage. Soon Cleopatra met Julius Caesar and fell in love. Julius Caesar was a very popular leader in the Roman Empire. Cleopatra had a son with him named Caesarion. Their relationship continued until his death in 44 B.C.......

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Title: Cleopatra Thesis
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