Long story short: things went south in Egypt Mark Anthony, thinking Cleopatra had been killed, died by suicide upon hearing the news, Cleopatra also died by suicide, traditionally via a poisonous snake, although that's generally discounted as a myth. He and Cleopatra joined forces, resulting in three more children: twins, a boy and girl - Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene- and another son, Ptolemy Philadelphus. Caesarion, son of Caesar and Cleopatra, was Egypt's last pharaoh History Magazine Egypt's last pharaoh was the 'love child' of Caesar and Cleopatra Caesarion embodied his mother's alliance. He reigned together with his mother from September 2, 44 BC.
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His full name was Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar and he was the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. As a son of Gaius Julius Caesar, he was called Caesarion, meaning ''little Caesar''. Marcus Antonius was born in Rome in 83 B.C., the son of an ineffective praetor (military commander) and grandson of a noted consul and.
She followed Julius back to Rome but returned to Egypt after his assassination.Įnter another Roman, Mark Antony, part of the ruling aristocracy of Rome in the wake of the assassination of Julius. The eldest son of Cleopatra was born June 23, 47 BC. Mark Antony: Early Life and Alliance with Julius Caesar. Enter the Romans - specifically, Julius Caesar, with whom she had a relationship and perhaps a son, Caesarion (there's some controversy about his paternity). They probably married - that was the custom in that period in Egypt - but eventually, she wanted the throne to herself. However, in August of 30, Marc Antony was defeated by his rival Octavian, Caesar's heir and adopted son. She was born the daughter of a king, and in time inherited the throne, which she shared with her brother - she was 18, and he was 10. Once he and Cleopatra had established an alliance, Antony granted Cleopatra and her son dominion over a massive empire stretching from India to the Hellespont, per World History, and the 14-year-old Caesarion was appointed King of Kings. Julius Caesar (then consul of Rome) saw this war as an opportunity to seize the eastern lands of Egypt. Indeed, in 53 BC, Cleopatra had fled to Syria to escape from her brother, Ptolemy XIII, who reigns over Egypt.
Julius Caesar and Cleopatra meet while Egypt is in the midst of a civil war.
She was born around 69 BC, officially Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator. A) A meeting of common interest in Egypt.
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