Antony and Cleopatra

history also inhabited this time period. Included among them was the great statesman Cicero, the first Roman emperor Augustus, Cleopatra VII queen of Egypt, and Caesar’s right hand man Marcus Antonius more commonly known as Mark Antony. The assassination of Caesar made a great impact on all of the figures the most interesting of which is that of Mark Antony. The persona Mark Antony has been made a prominent figure in history thanks in part to both Shakespeare’s play and the extraordinary…

Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was born in 69 B.C, in Alexandria, Egypt, to the strong-ruling Pharaoh, Ptolemy XII and his wife Cleopatra V Tryphaena, who was possibly his half-sister. She later died in 30 B.C. At first, she ruled ancient Egypt alongside her brothers Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. Due to her greediness of power, she was forced to leave Egypt, but returned with an army she rose to defeat her brother Ptolemy XIV, to reclaim the throne and the title of Pharaoh.…

set out against those who were responsible for Julius Caesar’s death. he planned first to surprise Brutus and Cassius by fighting against them, but Marcus Antony, who at the time was a member of the consul, opposed these plans. Infuriated, Augustus formulated a plan. After receiving advice from the aristocrats, who he know despised Antony,…

Antony agreed to send Octavian ships in return for troops. The ships were given, but Octavian never sent the troops. The power of the triumvirate was beginning to shift. Octavian had defeated Pompeius and forced Lepidus out of his triumvirate position by defeating him. Octavian was winning more supporters than Antony because he worshiped Apollo, while Antony worshipped the less popular Bacchus. The Triumvirate officially ended in 32 B.C. Antony married Cleopatra and moved to Egypt…

either Cleopatra, Berenice, or Arsinoe. The Ptolemies brought a period of prosperity for Egypt, cultivating Alexander’s city of Alexandria as an intellectual and Hellenistic metropolis and expanding the borders of the nation. Successive generations proved to be increasingly weak and corrupt as various members of the intertwined royal family deposed and supplanted one another. Eventually an alliance with the burgeoning power of Rome was formed for protection, and by the reign of Cleopatra VII,…

Comparing Ancient Female Rulers Chrystal Hamrick Strayer University Humanities 111 Dr. Elaine Friedrich November 28. 2015 Introduction Cleopatra the Seventh, born in 69 BC (69- 30 BC) and Wu Zetian, born in 624 in Wenshui County, (624-705) were both women who ruled over the Egyptian and Tang Dynasties respectively. They ruled over their empires a time when women were not supposed to rule unless they did so by their husbands. Both were great leaders who seized the moment and eventually…

Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt as co-regents first with her two brothers then with her son for about 3 decades she was the last ruler of a dynasty of macedonian rulers.Cleopatra was a very educated person for a woman back then she could speak several languages and was a dominant ruler. She was romantic with julius caesar and marc anthony who were both roman leaders. Some would she used both men to get what she wanted which was power. Early history: Cleopatra VII philopator also was known as…

Near the beginning we are introduced to Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar conquered many lands and ruled Rome. Ultimately his greed and desire to become King of the Romans, something that Romans would not tolerate, ended his life. The scene where Julius Caesar first makes landfall and meets the Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII shows how clever and witty Caesar is. The Egyptians have a preconceived notion of how Romans behave, barbaric and demanding. Caesar shows them that he is smarter than they are and acts…

kidnapped, when the pirates decided on a ransom, Caesar thought it was insultingly low and demanded they change it to a higher amount. In 48 B.C he traveled to Egypt to track down one of his enemies, a Roman general named Pompey. There Caesar met Cleopatra and had a son. Julius never had any other Sons, but he had a daughter who died in childbirth. Because his Son was Egyptian, he adopted his great nephew Octavian, who would become the first roman emperor. Cassius and Brutus were afraid his…

Before Augustus could become undisputed ruler of Rome, he had to defeat both Cleopatra VII and Marc Antony who both had plans for power after the death of Julius Caesar. Mack Antony had taken command of Caesar’s Legions, which was the largest Roman military unit. This caused enmity between the two men. Antony was engaged in war against the senate and Augustus joined the senate in the fight. He defeated Antony in 43 B.C but the senate refused his triumph. He the abandoned the senate and joined…