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1、Hernameissynonymouswithbeauty,power,intrigueandultimatelytragedy.In69B.CCleopatrawasbornintoEgypt’sPtolemyDynasty,adynastyindeclineandundertheprotectionofRome.Attheageof18,sheassumedthethronealongwithheryoungerbrotherashusbandPtolemyXIIIaccordingtoEgyptianroyalcustom.Buttheseroyalsiblingswe

2、rehostiletoeachotherandCleopatrawassoonforcedfrompower.Downbutnotout,Cleopatrawaitedfortherightopportunitytoproveherpoliticalcunning.ThatopportunitycamewhenJuliusCaesar,thenewlymintedvictorinRomecivilwararrivedinAlexandriaEgyptinpursuitofarenegadeRomangeneral.Aslegendhasit,Cleopatrasmuggled

3、herselfintohisinnersanctum,rolledupinsidearug.Caesarwascaptivatedandtheysoonfellinlove.HetookarmsagainstCleopatra’srivalsandrestoredhertothethrone.Shortlyaftershegavebirthtoaboy,Caesarion,whomsheclaimedwasCaesar’sson.EgyptwasavastlywealthycountryandCleopatrasoughttokeepitindependentofRome.H

4、eraffairwithCaesarkepttheRomansfromtakingdirectcontrolofEgypt,buthisassassinationmadeherstatusandthatofhercountryuncertain.SearchingforalliesamongRome’snewleaders,shewasdelightedwhenMarkAntony,oneofCaesar’sheirapparentssentforher.MarkAntonyfellheadoverheelsfortheEgyptianqueenandherrichness.

5、TogethertheysetupcourtinAlexandria,anarrangementthatelevatedCleopatrafromprotectedsovereigntoafullyindependentmonarch.CleopatraandAntonysharedalegendarylovematchedbytheirinsatiableappetiteforempire.Theyeventuallymarriedandbecamethe“PowerCouple”oftheeasternMediterranean.Antonytriedtobringsom

6、eRomanterritoriesunderherdomainandhedeclaredCleopatra’ssonCaesariontobethesonandrightfulheirtoJuliusCaesar.ThatinfuriatedMarkAntony’sRomanrivalOctavian,whowenttowaragainstthem.AntonyandCleopatrawerequicklydefeatedatthebattleofActiumin31B.C.LegendtellsusthatCleopatraspreadfalserumorsofherdea

7、th.Consumedbygriefoverherdeath,Antonystabbedhimself.ButwordcameshewasstillaliveandAntony’sfollowerscarriedhimtoCleopatrawherehediedinherarms.After22yearsasqueen,Cleopatra’sfortuneswerefastunraveling.ShetriedinvaintomakepeacewithOctavian.Ratherthanbehumil