Cleopatra
Change Seeker
By Tasos
Biography
 Birth: In 69BC, Cleopatra was born in
Alexandria, Egypt.
 Married in 51BC. When Cleopatra was 18
she married her brother, Ptolemy. It was only
a formality.
 Queen In 51BC Cleopatra became queen of
Egypt and was driven out in 49BC. Cleopatra
was twenty and Ptolemy’s advisers drove her
out of Egypt.
 Death: Nobody knows for sure how
Cleopatra died.They believe it was an asp, a
poisonous snake. It was 30BC.
Biography part 2
 Children: Cleopatra had four
children:Caesarian, Alexander,Cleopatra
and Ptolemy.The first by Caesar and the
other three by Mark Antony. Alexander
and Cleopatra were twins.
Personal Qualities
 Beauty: Cleopatra was
a great beauty.
 Mind: Cleopatra had a
brilliant mind and a
good education.She
spoke nine languages.
 Organized: Cleopatra
organized her own army
after she got kicked out
of Egypt from Ptolemy
and his advisers.
Personal Qualities
 Splendid: Cleopatra was
the most splendid person
in ancient Egyptian
history, who led world
history by her nose.
 Kind: She was well liked
by her servants because
she treated them well.
Motivation
Rome: Cleopatra did
not want to turn over
Egypt to Rome.
Save Egypt: Cleopatra
wanted to save Egypt.
Fighting: This is what
helped Cleopatra push
her to be the type of
person she was,
fighting against Rome.
Hardships
Loves. She lost her 2
great loves, Julius
Caesar and Mark
Anthony.
Egypt. Cleopatra was
pushed out of Egypt by
her brother, Octavian
King of Rome.
Overcoming Rome.
Cleopatra had to over
come Rome when they
were attacking her.
Accomplishments
 Saving Egypt.
Her beauty and
elegance saved
Egypt by bringing
great Roman
heroes such as
Julius Caesar and
Mark Anthony to
their knees.
Accomplishments,2
 Age. She lived longer than the average age
expected for a women of her time.She died at
39.
 Egypt. Cleopatra kept Egypt independent.
 Death of her brother. Killing her brother
Ptolemy. The reason Ptolemy turned against
her was because he wanted to rule and he
was ruling when he got married to Cleopatra.
Interesting Information
. Ptolemy defeats.
Ptolemy defeated
Cleopatra. Ptolemy
turned against her.
 Death of Ptolemy.
Cleopatra became
Queen again after
Ptolemy's death in
51BC.
More
 Shakespear. Cleopatra
was immortalized by
Shakespear in his play
Anthony and Cleopatra.
 Life story. Her life story
has inspired
playwrights, and movie
makers,making her the
most famous
personality of Ancient
Egypt.
Three questions I would like to ask
my change seeker
What is it like to marry your brother?
How did it feel when your husbands
died?.
What is it like to kill somebody?.