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Cleopatra

Date of birth: 69 BC

Date of death: August 12, 30 BC

Age at the time of death: 39 years old

Cause of death: Snakebite

Nationality: Egyptian

City of birth: Alexandria

She was famous because:

       She was one of the only female Pharaohs, and she was claimed as Egypt's last
ruler. In her own time, Cleopatra was famous for being a woman ruler in an age
when men were the rulers

       She is also famous because of her death: she and her children were taken
prisoners but were treated in a good way. Cleopatra afraid of being humiliated
decided to take her life. So she had an asp, which was an Egyptian cobra, brought to
her hidden in a basket of figs. She arranged a big delicious meal and asked for figs.
When the guards entered to see Cleopatra she was already dead.

       Cleopatra was a strong-willed Macedonian queen who was brilliant and
dreamed of a greater world empire. She had a charismatic personality, was a born
leader and an ambitious monarch.

       In the popular imagination Cleopatra is famous for being a temptress and an
alluring beauty. However this is a myth. The real Cleopatra was, according the
ancient writers, merely average looking, and according to an anthropologist who
specializes in facial reconstruction, she had high cheekbones, a large nose and was
"plump".

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Cleopatra

  • 1. Cleopatra Date of birth: 69 BC Date of death: August 12, 30 BC Age at the time of death: 39 years old Cause of death: Snakebite Nationality: Egyptian City of birth: Alexandria She was famous because: She was one of the only female Pharaohs, and she was claimed as Egypt's last ruler. In her own time, Cleopatra was famous for being a woman ruler in an age when men were the rulers She is also famous because of her death: she and her children were taken prisoners but were treated in a good way. Cleopatra afraid of being humiliated decided to take her life. So she had an asp, which was an Egyptian cobra, brought to her hidden in a basket of figs. She arranged a big delicious meal and asked for figs. When the guards entered to see Cleopatra she was already dead. Cleopatra was a strong-willed Macedonian queen who was brilliant and dreamed of a greater world empire. She had a charismatic personality, was a born leader and an ambitious monarch. In the popular imagination Cleopatra is famous for being a temptress and an alluring beauty. However this is a myth. The real Cleopatra was, according the ancient writers, merely average looking, and according to an anthropologist who specializes in facial reconstruction, she had high cheekbones, a large nose and was "plump".