Tbilisi state medical university - USMD program - History of civilization

2. One of the most powerful and famous female rulers
in history
Reigned as a queen of Egypt in the 1_st century BC
The last pharaoh of ancient Egypt
Cleopatra VII

3. She was a perfect diplomat
Stabilized the economy of Egypt
Managed a vas bureaucracy
Curbed corruption by priests and
official
When drought hit, she opened the
granaries to the public and passed a tax
amnesty
 she used no revolts during her reign

4. She was Greek
Ptolemaic dynasty
 much stronger monarch than any of the latter Ptolemaic dynasty
Daughter of Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra V

5. She married her brother Ptolemy XIII
Often made decisions without councils
Complications arose between Cleopatra and her brother,
being controlled by the court
She was overthrown
In one year
Managed to gather her army in Syria
Faced her brother at Pelusium

6. But at that time in Rome…
• Pompey lost the civic war
• He went to Egypt as a friend of
Ptolemy XII
• Pompey was killed
• Caesar went furious on Ptolemy
XIII
• Cleopatra convinced him to
restore her to the throne

7. She was quite convincing…
Cleopatra went to Rome,
gave birth to Caesarion;
Later she returned to Egypt;
Caesar was assassinated;

8. • Second triumvirate was created;
• After the battle of Philipii Octavian held the west,
While Antony emerged as ruler of the eastern provinces, including Egypt.
• Mark Antony had questions about Caesar, so he called Cleopatra.
• Cleopatra made a lavish entrance into the city of Tarsus, Cicilia.

9. A true love story begun …
 They even married legally.
 They had 3 children twins Alexander
Helios and Cleopatra Selene and
another son, Ptolemy Philadelphus.
 They organized ridiculous
celebrations, sitting on the golden
thrones and dressing up like gods.
 megalomania

10. • Problems arose with Octavian
• Cleopatra and Antony combined their
armies, however they were defeated;
• Mark Antony believed rumors about
Cleopatra's death and killed himself;
• Cleopatra also committed a suicide by being
bitten by an asp – this theory is not proved;
• Following Cleopatra's death, Egypt became a
province of the Roman Empire.
• August was created;

13. Thank You!