The Roman Army won the battle and Ptolemy once again became the pharaoh of Egypt. A battle broke out between the fearsome Roman Army and the Egyptians of Alexandria. Cleopatra’s father, Ptolemy, after being run out of Egypt, fled to Rome and convinced the Romans to join him and retake control of Egypt. They were the most powerful empire during the lifetime of Cleopatra. She started dressing like their goddess Isis to gain their support.Īnother great civilization that rose to power after the Greeks was the Roman Empire. Cleopatra learned everything she could about the Egyptian people and learned their language. She decided the best way to do this was to find ways for the Egyptian people to like her. She also learned that the best rulers were the ones who had the support of their people, unlike her father. She was very smart and probably already started thinking about what the right moves might be when she was in the same position as her older sister. The struggles going on her family made her want to stay out of the fighting, but she also watched carefully knowing that someday she may be the one having to take control and rule Egypt. In order to take power, Berenice had to do some horrible things and Cleopatra watched as all of this happened. When Cleopatra was 11, the people finally made her father, Ptolemy, leave Egypt.Īfter Ptolemy left, Cleopatra’s older sister, Berenice became the new pharoah. Her father and the pharaohs before him had been poor leaders, so the Egyptian people no longer wanted him as their ruler. Unfortunate for Cleopatra, she was born during a time when there were many problems going on in her family and in Egypt. ![]() Cleopatra dressed in beautiful silk robes, wore lots of jewelry and makeup, and made to look like a goddess, since that’s what the people believed she was, as the daughter of a god. She was taught to speak in front of other people, an important skill as a queen. Smart people from all over the world gathered at Alexandria and her library to study and learn from each other.Īt school she memorized long poems and lists of gods, goddesses and heroes. She had very good teachers and was able to study in the grand library of Alexandria, one of the best libraries in the history of the ancient world. Because she might be the pharoah herself someday, she was given a very good education. She probably played dice games popular in Egypt and with carved wooden dolls. She had an older sister named Berenice, a younger sister named Arsinoe and two younger brothers who also had their father’s name of Ptolemy.Ĭleopatra had a good and safe childhood as a princess of Egypt. Like Alexander the Great, who had conquered Egypt, Cleopatra and her family were Greek, even though they ruled the Egyptian people. And this is where our story about Cleopatra begins.Ĭleopatra was born 69 BCE in the city of Alexandra, Egypt as a princess to the current pharoah, Ptolemy the 7th. Ptolemy and his children ruled Egypt from the city of Alexandria for many, many years. When Alexander the Great died, one of his captains named Ptolemy became the new King of Egypt or Pharoah. From this time forward Egypt was controlled by the Greeks. Alexander the Great was a skilled military hero, who conquered lands all across the Medeterranean and eventually took Egypt. Eventually, it was the Greeks under Alexander the Great. ![]() ![]() Their armies were powerful and dangerous and controlled all the land in Northeast Africa for thousands of years! It can be hard to imagine just how long Egypt was in power compared to countries today, but it was much, much longer than British Empire was in power or the United States has been a global power, for example.īut over time other civilizations became powerful. They used advanced math, astronomy, created a system of writing, their own paper and were able to farm the land and build on a massive scale. They believed he was a god and worshipped him. ![]() They were led by a king, who they called a pharoah. They built the gigantic pyramids that are still standing today. Egypt was home to one of the most powerful civilizations of all time.
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