Tag: Cleopatra

Cleopatra VII, born between 69 and 68 BC, 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. She became queen after her father, Ptolemy XII, died in 51 BC. S...

On June 23, 47 BC, the last Pharaoh of Egypt was born, the son of the famous Cleopatra and the equally famous Julius Caesar, Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion — “little Caesar.” Cleopatra was formally married to her brother, Ptolemy XIV, at the time of he...