*Cleopatra was born in 69 BC and died in 30 BC in Alexandria.
*She became an Egyptian pharaoh when she was 17 years old, along with her brother, Ptolemy XIII. She was required by Egyptian law to marry and jointly control the government with her husband.
*Her brother, Ptolemy XIII, took sole control of the government, and banished her.
*Cleopatra allied herself with Julius Caesar, who helped her reclaim power over the
government. Ptolemy XIII was killed and she married another brother, Ptolemy XIV.
*Cleopatra traveled to Rome and became Caesar's mistress. There they had a son named
Caesarion.
*After Caesar was assassinated, Cleopatra returned to Egypt.
*Cleopatra had Ptolemy XIV killed and Caesarion was made co-ruler.
*Mark Antony summoned Cleopatra to Rome, where they fell in love and married.
*Antony and Cleopatra had to flee to Alexandria when he was defeated.
*Antony heard false word that Cleopatra was dead, so he killed himself.
*Cleopatra was going to be publically humiliated. She would rather die than go through this, so she let a small, poisonous snake bite her, which under the Egyptian religion, would make her immortal.
*Cleopatra was the last pharaoh of Egypt.