Cleopatra the VII, also known as Cleopatra the VI, was queen of Egypt from 51 to 30 B.C.E. She was the daughter of Ptolemy XI. She was co-regent of Egypt from 51 to 49 B.C.E., but was dethroned by Ptolemy XII, from the year 49 to 48 B.C.E. She was reinstated to the throne following Julius Caesar's defeat of Ptolemy XII. She remained as co-regent with her brother Ptolemy XIII, from 47 to 44 B.C.E. Following this, she became mistress to Julius Caesar, living with him in Rome from 46 to 44 B.C.E. Eventually, she returned to Egypt and murdered Ptolemy XIII in 44 B.C.E. She then met Mark Anthony (a popular love story through out the ages), in 36 B.C.E. In 31 B.C.E. Octavian's army defeated Mark Anthony at the battle of Actium. Cleopatra and Mark Anthony fled, however, Cleopatra returned to Egypt and unsuccessfully attempted to seduce Octavian. According to legend she died of a bite by an asp to avoid being captured by Octavian. Cleopatra lived from 69 to 30 B.C.E.
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