As the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra VII Philopator, better known simply as Cleopatra, born 12 August 30 BC, used her beauty and cunning to manipulate the most powerful man in the Western world, Julius Caesar, with whom she had a son named Caesarion. She did this to both solidify her control of Egypt and prevent Roman occupation. After Julius Caesar was assassinated, she allied herself with her lover Marc Anthony against Augustus Caesar (also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) for control of the Roman Empire. However, after being defeated by Augustus’ forces in the Battle of Actium, both Cleopatra and Marc Anthony committed suicide. Cleopatra employed a traditional Egyptian manner by being bitten by an asp, a poisonous species of snake.
First Appearance Historical figure (b. 70 BCE – d. 30 BCE)
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Appearance List Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard, Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare, Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw, Boy Comics #13 in which Cleopatra encounters time traveler Yan, kee Longago.
Description As the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra VII Philopator, better known simply as Cleopatra, born 12 August 30 BC, used her beauty and cunning to manipulate the most powerful man in the Western world, Julius Caesar, with whom she had a son named Caesarion. She did this to both solidify her control of Egypt and prevent Roman occupation. After Julius Caesar was assassinated, she allied herself with her lover Marc Anthony against Augustus Caesar (also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) for control of the Roman Empire. However, after being defeated by Augustus’ forces in the Battle of Actium, both Cleopatra and Marc Anthony committed suicide. Cleopatra employed a traditional Egyptian manner by being bitten by an asp, a poisonous species of snake.
