Why Did Cleopatra Kill Herself?
<p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cleopatra-queen-of-Egypt" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Cleopatra VII, born between 69 and 68 BC</a>, came from the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Greek origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great’s conquest. She fully embraced Egyptian culture and language, unlike her ancestors.</p>
<p>She became queen after her father, Ptolemy XII, died in 51 BC. She was about 18 years old.<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/cleopatra-egypt-pharaoh-life-history" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> In keeping with royal customs, she married her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII, who was only 10</a>. However, Cleopatra was far more than a figurehead. She was a co-ruler with her brother, but she quickly showed that she had her own ideas about how to govern Egypt.</p>
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