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  2. Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koinē Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ[note 5] lit. 'Cleopatra father-loving goddess'; [note 6] 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. [note 7] A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder ...

  3. Cleopatra the Alchemist - Wikipedia

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    Cleopatra the Alchemist (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα; fl. c. 3rd century AD) was a Greek alchemist, writer, and philosopher. She experimented with practical alchemy but is also credited as one of the four female alchemists who could produce the philosopher's stone .

  4. Early life of Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    Early life of Cleopatra. The early life of Cleopatra VII covers the period from Cleopatra 's birth in early 69 BC to her accession to the throne during or before March 51 BC. Cleopatra was born to the reigning pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, Ptolemy XII Auletes; the identity of her mother is disputed and is presumed to have been Cleopatra V or ...

  5. Death of Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, died on either 10 or 12 August, 30 BC, in Alexandria, when she was 39 years old.According to popular belief, Cleopatra killed herself by allowing an asp (Egyptian cobra) to bite her, but according to the Roman-era writers Strabo, Plutarch, and Cassius Dio, Cleopatra poisoned herself using either a toxic ointment or by introducing the poison ...

  6. Reign of Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    The reign of Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt began with the death of her father, Ptolemy XII Auletes, by March 51 BC. It ended with her suicide in August 30 BC, [note 1] which also marked the conclusion of the Hellenistic period and the annexation of Egypt into a Roman province. [note 2] In the style of her Greek predecessors ...

  7. Ethnicity of Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    A bust of Cleopatra VII dated to 40–30 BC, now located at the Vatican Museums, showing her with a "melon" hairstyle and a Hellenistic royal diadem [1] The ethnicity of Cleopatra VII, the last active Hellenistic ruler of the Macedonian -led Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, has caused debate in some circles. [2][3] There is a general consensus among ...

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