Part one of term paper
Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria which was the capital of Egypt. Her father was the pharaoh, Ptolemy XII. Cleopatra’s mother was probably his sister, Cleopatra V Tryphaena. The family was Macedonian, not really Egyptian. Her father, Ptolemy XII was a weak and cruel ruler and in 58 B. C. was overthrown by the people. He fled to R ...

Part two of term paper
... XIII took over the thrown. Cleopatra became queen when she was around the ages of 17 or 18.She really was not all that pretty even though today we make her out to seem really beautiful. She was pictured on ancient coins with a long hooked nose and very masculine features, but still she was a very seductive woman. Cleopatra had an enchantingly beautiful voice and exuded charisma and also quite intelligent. She spoke nine different languages, the first Plotemy pharaoh to actually speak Egyptian, an ...