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In 69 B.C., Cleopatra was born the daughter of Ptolemy XII in Alexandria Egypt. Her mother was believed to be Cleopatra V Tryphaena, the king’s wife. In 51 BC, the Egyptian throne was passed to 18-year-old Cleopatra and her 10-year-old brother, Ptolemy XIII.
Cleopatra was known to captivate men in order to get what she wanted with her charming and flirtatious nature.

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When Cleopatra gained Julius Caesar's support, their joint Roman-Egyptian army overthrew Ptolemy XIII's. After Ptolemy XIII's defeat and subsequent death, Cleopatra then married her younger brother, Ptolemy XIV and claimed the throne.

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Cleopatra found the support she needed in Caesar, a married Roman ruler with whom she began a sexual relationship. With Caesar’s help, she regained control of Egypt in 47 BC, becoming co-ruler with her brother/husband Ptolemy XIV. That year, Cleopatra gave birth to her first child, Ptolemy XV Caesar, known by the nickname “Caesarion". As the name implies, he was likely the son of Julius Caesar.
Cleopatra went with Caesar to Rome and lived in his villa for some time.

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46 BC Cleopatra gives birth to Caesarion 

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46 BC Cleopatra gives birth to Caesarion 

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Ptolemy was his mother’s co-ruler, killed by Octavian, later the emperor Augustus, after Cleopatra’s death in 30. “Ptolemy Caesar, The God Who Loves His Father and Mother” became king of Egypt at the age of three. His father, had been assassinated several months earlier, and his mother placed him on the throne to solidify her power as queen of Egypt.

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Much like the meeting between Cleopatra and Caesar, both sides saw something in the other which they needed. For Cleopatra it was another opportunity to achieve power both in Egypt and in Rome, for Anthony the support of Rome's largest and wealthiest client states in his campaign against the might of the Parthians was highly desirable.

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40 BC Cleopatra has twins with Marc Antony

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40 BC Cleopatra has twins with Marc Antony

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After Caesar's death two men struggled for power in Rome, Mark Antony and Octavian.  Mark Antony felt very much attracted to Cleopatra and the Egyptian queen helped him in his battle against Octavian. Cleopatra bears Antony's children. They were twins, a boy named Alexander Helios and a girl named Cleopatra Selene.
Antony leaves for Italy, where he marries Octavian’s sister as part of a settlement for control over Rome.