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232: 22: 311:(while Ptolemy XII was exiled and living in Rome), whereas Ptolemy XII's wife Cleopatra V perhaps died as early as the winter of 69–68 BC, when she disappears from historical records. Roller assumes that Ptolemy XII's wife, whom he numbers as Cleopatra VI, was merely absent from the court for a decade after being expelled for an unknown reason, eventually ruling jointly with her daughter Berenice IV. Fletcher explains that the Alexandrians deposed Ptolemy XII Auletes and installed "his eldest daughter, Berenike IV, and as co-ruler recalled Cleopatra V Tryphaena from 10 years' exile from the court. Although later historians assumed she must have been another of Auletes' daughters and numbered her "Cleopatra VI", it seems she was simply the fifth one returning to replace her brother and former husband Auletes." His three younger children (Cleopatra's sister 567: 1081: 358:), and possibly wrote Greek medical works which may have been inspired by the physicians at her father's royal court. Later Arab historians claimed that Cleopatra wrote medical texts, but the long-held belief that Cleopatra was an author is, as Roller puts it, "obscure and full of problems... Connecting these fragments to Cleopatra VII is, admittedly, difficult". Several works from antiquity, which now only exist as fragments, were labeled as Cleopatra's although Roller argues that "by late antiquity Cleopatra VII was by far the most famous person of that name and there would be a tendency to assume that the fragments were hers. Available to Cleopatra in historical records preserved by the 3rd-century BC Ptolemaic-era native 1270:...killed Arsinoë's small children in front of her. Now queen without a kingdom, Arsinoë fled to Egypt, where she was welcomed by her full brother Ptolemy II. Not content, however, to spend the rest of her life as a guest at the Ptolemaic court, she had Ptolemy II's wife exiled to Upper Egypt and married him herself around 275 B.C. Though such an incestuous marriage was considered scandalous by the Greeks, it was allowed by Egyptian custom. For that reason the marriage split public opinion into two factions. The loyal side celebrated the couple as a return of the divine marriage of 839: 1072: 327: 1278:, whereas the other side did not refrain from profuse and obscene criticism. One of the most sarcastic commentators, a poet with a very sharp pen, had to flee Alexandria. The unfortunate poet was caught off the shore of Crete by the Ptolemaic navy, put in an iron basket, and drowned. This and similar actions seemingly slowed down vicious criticism." 1140:. The Roman Senate was not informed about Ptolemy's death until 30 June or 1 August 51 BC. The news may have been suppressed by Cleopatra until she could secure the throne. Cleopatra probably married her twelve-year-old brother, Ptolemy XIII, but whether the marriage actually occurred is uncertain. The native Egyptian 981:
and rescuing the body of Archelaos after the latter was killed in another battle, ensuring him a royal burial. The 14-year-old Cleopatra would have accompanied the Roman expedition into Egypt. Years later, Mark Antony said that he had fallen in love with her at this time. Their affair only began 41
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was considered scandalous by contemporary Greeks. Although vocal critics of this incestuous practice were sometimes violently punished and suppressed during the joint reign of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II, sibling marriages were nevertheless considered a normal arrangement for Ptolemaic rulers by the
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Gabinius was tried in Rome for abusing his authority and acquitted. A second trial found him guilty of accepting bribes and led to a seven-year exile, from which he was recalled in 48 BC by Julius Caesar. Crassus replaced him as governor of Syria, extending his provincial command to Egypt until he
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Events in Egypt are unclear around this time. It is thought that Ptolemy XII's daughter Berenice IV initially ruled jointly with Cleopatra VI Tryphaena. Cleopatra VI is then believed to have died, possibly subsequent to being ousted by Berenice. Berenice IV sent an emissary to Rome to advocate for
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stating that Ptolemy XII traveled with one of his daughters; since Berenice IV was his ruling rival and Arsinoe IV was a toddler, it must have been Cleopatra (who was later made his regent and named his successor in his will). Grant likewise argues in favor of this notion, stating that Ptolemy XII
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and Gallic Roman garrison, were allowed to harass people in the streets of Alexandria. Ptolemy XII installed his longtime Roman financier, Rabirius Postumus, as his chief financial officer. Postumus was unable to collect all of Ptolemy XII's debt by the latter's death and it was passed on to his
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her rule and oppose the reinstatement of her father Ptolemy XII, but Ptolemy used his assassins to kill the emissary (an incident covered up by his powerful Roman supporters). When Caesar failed to secure a popular election as Governor-General of Egypt, he settled for a five-year command of
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Ptolemy XI had his cousin-wife killed shortly after their marriage in 80 BC, but he was killed soon thereafter in the resulting riot over the assassination. Ptolemy XI (and perhaps his uncle Ptolemy IX or his father) willed the
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and allowed his rival Pompey to settle the matter of the Egyptian throne. The Roman Senate denied Ptolemy XII the offer of an armed escort and provisions for a return to Egypt, so he decided to leave Rome in late 57 BC for the
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Little is known of Cleopatra's early life. She likely received a good education, as was common among Ptolemaic royalty. Her childhood tutor was Philostratos, from whom she learned the Greek arts of oration and
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received a number of privileges and became extremely wealthy under their Ptolemaic patrons, often becoming targets of native Egyptian revolts. Cleopatra is speculated to have had an Egyptian half-cousin,
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chose to commit suicide rather than go into exile, Ptolemy XII became unpopular with the masses in Egypt for offering no public reaction to the events. He and a daughter, ostensibly Cleopatra and not
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successors, Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII. Within a year, Postumus was placed under protective custody and sent back to Rome when his life was threatened for draining Egypt of its resources.
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at Memphis. At the beginning of her reign Cleopatra sought the support and loyalty of the Egyptian priesthood, despite attempts by Ptolemy XIII to undermine this relationship.
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raises the possibility that Cleopatra and some of her siblings were illegitimate children of Ptolemy XII, based on a statement made by the contemporary Greek geographer
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in 60 BC, they gave Ptolemy XII the title of "friend and ally of the Roman people" for his efforts in financing Pompey's eastern campaigns and Rome's conquests of
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time of Cleopatra's reign. Official documents began listing Cleopatra as sole ruler by 29 August 51 BC, evidence that she had rejected her brother as a co-ruler.
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in 63 BC. Ptolemy XII responded to the threatened Roman annexation of Egypt by offering lavish gifts to powerful Roman statesmen and military commanders, such as
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Roman interventionism in Egypt predated the reign of Cleopatra VII; the Romans had long desired to annex the wealthy kingdom. In 168 BC, after the
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that Ptolemaic Egypt should be annexed (perhaps based on the previous will in exchange for loans), but his proposed bill was scuttled by
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joint successors in his will. Ptolemy XII died by 22 March 51 BC, the date of Cleopatra's first known act as queen: restoring the sacred
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Gurval, Robert A. (2011), "Dying Like a Queen: the Story of Cleopatra and the Asp(s) in Antiquity", in Miles, Margaret M. (ed.),
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During the last four years of his reign, Ptolemy XII oversaw major construction projects such as the completion of the
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Ptolemy XII died sometime before 22 March 51 BC, the date of Cleopatra's first known act as queen: her voyage to
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Ptolemy XII was given the epithet "Auletes" ("the flute-player") due to his adoption of the title "New
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to claim the throne in 58 BC, ruling jointly with Cleopatra VI. Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra traveled to
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were examples of strong, inspirational royal female predecessors (some of whom lived long before the
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would have found it imprudent to leave all of his daughters in Egypt, given the political turmoil.
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The German archaeologist Michael Pfrommer wrote the following about the sibling marriage of
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to Rome as collateral for loans, so the Romans had legal grounds to take over Egypt (their
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treatment, castigated Ptolemy for losing his kingdom. Ptolemy XII then traveled to
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territories which had belonged to the Seleucid Empire. The title cost 6,000
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were the dominant ethnic group in Cleopatra's kingdom, large minorities of
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as a means to flatter the Romans; no other classical sources mention this.
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Whether by force or voluntary action, Ptolemy XII left Egypt in exile for
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to withdraw and return to Seleucid territory instead of warring with the
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and an uncertain mother, presumably Ptolemy XII's cousin or sister-wife
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label the wife of Ptolemy XII Auletes as Cleopatra V Tryphaena, while
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during or before March 51 BC. Cleopatra was born to the reigning
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Fletcher expresses little doubt about this, noting an ancient Greek
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contemporaries would have preferred to speak with her in her native
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To shore up her legitimacy with her subjects, Berenice IV married
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Seduction and Power: Antiquity in the Visual and Performing Arts
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for their defiance, and rescued the body of Berenice's husband,
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After Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar formed the alliance of the
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but resided in the multicultural and largely-Greek city of
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accused Ptolemy of Cyprus of aiding pirates who disrupted
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inscribed on her upper right arm and the distinct triple
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Women in Hellenistic Egypt: from Alexander to Cleopatra
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Under Gabinius' command was the young cavalry officer
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invaded Ptolemaic Egypt, he obeyed the demands of the
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died in late 81 BC, he was succeeded by his daughter
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Greek education. By adulthood she was well-versed in
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A contemporary marble statue of Cleopatra now at the
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2078:, p. 75. 2077: 2076:Fletcher 2008 2072: 2065: 2064:Burstein 2004 2060: 2053: 2048: 2041: 2040:Burstein 2004 2036: 2030:, p. 20. 2029: 2024: 2018:, p. 74. 2017: 2016:Fletcher 2008 2012: 2010: 2003:, p. 11. 2002: 1997: 1990: 1989:Burstein 2004 1985: 1983: 1975: 1970: 1968: 1961:, p. 17. 1960: 1955: 1953: 1951: 1949: 1947: 1939: 1934: 1928:, p. 12. 1927: 1922: 1915: 1910: 1903: 1902:Burstein 2004 1898: 1896: 1888: 1883: 1876: 1875:Burstein 2004 1871: 1865:, p. 47. 1864: 1863:Burstein 2004 1859: 1852: 1851:Fletcher 2008 1847: 1840: 1839:Burstein 2004 1835: 1828: 1823: 1816: 1811: 1804: 1803:Fletcher 2008 1799: 1792: 1787: 1780: 1775: 1768: 1767:Burstein 2004 1763: 1761: 1753: 1752:Fletcher 2008 1748: 1741: 1736: 1729: 1728:Fletcher 2008 1724: 1717: 1712: 1705: 1704:Fletcher 2008 1700: 1694:, p. 50. 1693: 1688: 1682:, p. 49. 1681: 1676: 1670:, p. 45. 1669: 1664: 1658:, p. 81. 1657: 1656:Fletcher 2008 1652: 1650: 1648: 1640: 1635: 1628: 1623: 1617:, p. 19. 1616: 1611: 1605:, p. 73. 1604: 1603:Fletcher 2008 1599: 1593:, p. 38. 1592: 1591:Anderson 2003 1587: 1581:, p. 16. 1580: 1575: 1569:, p. 76. 1568: 1567:Fletcher 2008 1563: 1561: 1559: 1557: 1555: 1547: 1542: 1535: 1530: 1524:, p. 69. 1523: 1522:Fletcher 2008 1518: 1516: 1508: 1503: 1496: 1495:Fletcher 2008 1491: 1484: 1479: 1477: 1470:, p. 68. 1469: 1468:Fletcher 2008 1464: 1458:, p. 12. 1457: 1456:Burstein 2004 1452: 1450: 1448: 1440: 1435: 1429:, p. 60. 1428: 1423: 1421: 1414:, p. 27. 1413: 1408: 1406: 1399:, p. 11. 1398: 1397:Burstein 2004 1393: 1391: 1389: 1387: 1379: 1374: 1368:, p. 22. 1367: 1362: 1355: 1350: 1344:, p. 15. 1343: 1338: 1332:, p. 18. 1331: 1326: 1324: 1316: 1311: 1304: 1299: 1295: 1277: 1273: 1269: 1265: 1261: 1257: 1251: 1244: 1240: 1236: 1230: 1226: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1206: 1202: 1198: 1195: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1184: 1178: 1175: 1171: 1167: 1163: 1159: 1154: 1152: 1148: 1143: 1139: 1135: 1131: 1127: 1118: 1114: 1110: 1106: 1102: 1098: 1094: 1093:Cleopatra VII 1091: 1082: 1073: 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Marble statue depicting a woman facing forward. She wears a diadem on her head with a triple uraeus (three snakes) on it. Inscribed on her right arm is a cartouche, and she holds a cornucopia in her left arm.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
cartouche
uraeus
diadem
Cleopatra
accession to the throne
pharaoh
Ptolemaic Egypt
Ptolemy XII Auletes
Cleopatra V
Cleopatra VI
Alexandria
Hellenistic
many languages
Egyptian
Ethiopian
Hebrew
Arabic
Median
Parthian
Latin
Koine Greek
client ruler
Roman Republic
the Romans
Cyprus
Ptolemy of Cyprus
Arsinoe IV
Berenice IV

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