Antony and Cleopatra

allies flocked Octavian in hopes he would reunite the Roman troops against Julius Caesar’s rival Mark Antony but…

Beginnings: Cleopatra VII Queen of Egypt was born around 69 B.C.E. (Cleopatra a Biography by Duane W. Roller pg. 15). She was born into a long line of Ptolemaic Kings and is considered to be the very last Macedonian Greek Queen to rule Egypt (Roller pg. 15). Her father was Ptolemy XII, no one is sure who her mother is and to this day she is still unknown, but she is thought to have been a part of the Egyptian Priestly Family of Ptah (Roller pg. 15). It is believed that it was her half Egyptian…

Cleopatra Ruler of Egypt by Kerrily Sapet was an interesting documentary to read, the life and rule of the mighty woman, Cleopatra. Sapet has written a few other historical documentaries and several other present documentaries in her career. She mostly focuses on children’s books on all types of subjects. In the book, she portrayed Cleopatra as a strong leader, even when most women were viewed as low class citizens and not leaders. Although this book would be considered more of a children’s…

Cleopatra born around 69 BC had an extensive upbringing that prepared her for her prominent role as the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Her family background, education and the ruler cult all gave her validation to attain her role as queen. The family background of Cleopatra provided her validation and a right on the royal throne as Queen. The Ptolemies were feuding dynasty that was ravenous for power. There were 13 Ptolemies all with different surname. The first three were great…

I’m Marcus Antonius, named after my father and grandfather. But most people call me Marc Antony. Since 54 BC, I served under Julius Caesar as his staff officer, then his second in command. I followed him to conquer several provinces including Gaul. Returning to Rome from Gaul a hero, I was elected as tribune in 49 BC and later co-consul. I helped Julius eliminate his political enemies on his way to power like Pompey. But, I may not have been as popular as I thought because I was expelled from…

Cleopatra VII, known by historians as just Cleopatra, is one of the most famous women in history. Everyone has heard her name, but there are a lot of facts about her that are not so well known. Here is part one of our list. Number Fifteen: She was not Egyptian Many people assume that the ruler was Egyptian, since that's where she ended up. It turns out that she actually came from Greek origins, though the exact details of this are less clear. Number Fourteen: Cleopatra Became Pharaoh at 18…

One of the elements being the themes that emerge; such as love, evolution, and value. In the first half of the poem, Cleopatra 's king has shown a deep concern because of the disappearance of his beloved queen. Sadly, it is later revealed that her disappearance was due to her betrayal of their relationship. In comparison, the second part of the poem talks about ‘modern day Cleopatra’ and the man that has always been in love with her, even after her deceitful actions which…

should come as no mystery as to way Cleopatra was never talked about until the end of her father’s reign (Ptolemy XII) when she was close to twenty years old (Roller pg. 43). For being a royal woman Cleopatra was very well educated which was a rare thing being that education was not very prominent during that time (Roller pg. 43). It was actually Cleopatra’s fathers who wanted to restore education and make it important again and it was this very ideal that Cleopatra carried on during her reign…

Caesar did not care about them. Suddenly Mark Antony walked out the capitol with Caesar body. Everyone was stung and shocked. Brutus left with nothing to say. Mark Antony started to say ,”friends and Roman i came to bury Caesar not to praise him but , Caesar was an friend of Antony. Antony told the people that Brutus is an honourable man. Antony Told the people that brutus was lying. Suddenly the people and Antony went to war with Brutus.Final Mark Antony and Caesar people won the war against…

between Octavian and Mark Antony. As a result of this struggle, Octavian’s navy forces battled against Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII in 31 BC to take over the Roman Eastern province. This battle, otherwise known as the Battle of Actium, took place in Actium, Western Greece (Tucker, 2010) and was the last battle of the civil wars that took place…