Cleopatra is one of the most known female rulers in history. She became queen after her father, Ptolemy XII, died in 51 B.C. along with her brother, who most likely got married due to the fact that at the time, it wasn’t considered unusual. Egypt was ruled by her family for 300 years. Due to her passion about Egypt being independent of Rome, she brought up Egypt’s economy which started trade with many Arab nations. Cleopatra’s last lover Marc Antony killed himself after falsely hearing that she died. While grieving, she decided to kill herself by letting a venomous cobra bite her. She died on August 30, 30
