Halloween Party Idea: Egyptian Marketplace:
Cleopatra 
Cleopatra is by far one of the most ever famous
queens of all times in ancient Egypt. Her story of
love and death is very famous and she ruled Egypt
and made it quite powerful at the time. 
Ultimate Cleopatra Costume
Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria. She was
the third daughter in line to her father Ptolemy
XII; she later had another sister and two younger
brothers. Her younger brother Ptolemy XIII later
reigned with her.
Cleopatra’s story is one of the most famous ever.
Not
only because of her great love, but because she was
deeply in love of Egypt and she is classified by
historians to be the last Pharoah of Egypt.
Cleopatra came to the throne after death of her two
elder sisters and after death of her father whom was
much hated by the Egyptian and had fled to Rome
several years before.
During the two centuries that preceded Ptolemy XII
death, the Ptolemies were allied with the Romans.
The Ptolemies' strength was failing and the Roman
Empire was rising. During the later rule of the
Ptolemies, the Romans gained more and more control
over Egypt. Tributes had to be paid to the Romans to
keep them away from Egypt.
She
came to reign in 51B.C.and was of 17 years of age.
She was the only Ptolemic Pharoah to speak the
Egyptian language. She also took on the Egyptian
religion. She was very intelligent and was a shrewd
politician with an extraordinary charisma. Even
though she was not considered beautiful her
intelligence and charm made her extremely attractive
to Julius Caesar, who was eventually killed because
of his love affair with her. Later, Marc Antony
succumbed to her charm.
Cleopatra
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