Ptolemy

empire was divided amongst his generals but instead of ruling together they divided the kingdom and ruled separately Ptolemy became the king of Egypt. Ptolemy was a person who loved to learn and had an especially large love for science. Going against Alexander’s wishes for his land, because Ptolemy was such a lover of learning he decided to make Alexandria…

Religion has been under the influence of syncretism, the amalgamation of Greek and Egyptian religions. Through syncretism, Ptolemy I created Serapis, a Graeco-Egyptian god. Serapis, a supreme god that carried traits of Greek and Egyptian deities, is mainly worshipped at Alexandria, demonstrating the unification of Greek and Egyptian culture. Syncretism has also impacted the design…

a daughter of the King Ptolemy XII Auletes. Cleopatra is the last Queen of Egypt and she is the last Ptolemy dynasty of Macedonia, so she is the last Egypt ruler who have the Greek lineage, and she is very smart and beautiful when she was young, she can understand 14 languages. Before her father, the King Ptolemy XII Auletes died, she ruled Egypt with her father, and when the King died, she became to the Queen and ruled with her 2 younger brother is Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV, but inheritance…

Ptolemy who is the Egyptian king tells one of his general Achilla to deliver Pompey’s head to Cæsar. Cæsar who is the first emperor of the Romans is shocked and angry by this happening. Cornelia, who is a Pompey’s wife, cries when she hears the happening. Furthermore, Sestus, a Pompey’s son, promises himself that he would take revenge on Ptolemy. The general Achilla wants to marry Cornelia, so he makes an agreement with Ptolemy that they kill Cæsar. Cæsar thinks life and fame is pointless…

it was not a simple task for her; she had to go through various issues before she finally became ruler of Egypt. Cleopatra was born in Alexandria, Egypt around 69 BCE. In 51 BCE, her father, King Ptolemy XII, died after his long reign as king. 18-year-old Cleopatra and her 10-year-old brother, Ptolemy XIII, were married off and became the new rulers of Egypt, but they faced difficulties with each other afterwards for the next few years. In 49 BCE, Cleopatra was forced to leave Egypt and move to…

a woman needed a male consort to rule. Her twelve-year old brother,Ptolemy XIII, was ceremonially married to her. Cleopatra soon dropped his name from all official documents, so she could rule alone.She died August 12, 30 B.C.To this day, Cleopatra remains a source of perpetual fascination in Western culture.Cleopatra originally ruled jointly with her father, Ptolemy XII Auletes and later with her brothers, PtolemyXIII and Ptolemy XIV.one of the great romantic…

Caesar fall in love with her. She rose to the throne once more after Julius Caesar defeated her brother, Ptolemy VIII. According to the New World Encyclopedia she gained a political advantage by when she became Julius Caesar’s lover. He helped restore her power within the Egyptian empire. Later on, they had a child who was named Ptolemy Caesar (or Caesarion). After the mysterious death of Ptolemy XIV, Cleopatra made Caesarion her co-regent. This also granted her more power because of the…

Queen of Egypt. The Ptolemaic Dynasty was ruled by a line of Macedonian leaders. The dynasty lasted about 300 years. Cleopatra became the ruler of her country alongside with her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII, at very young ages. She was given the throne at the age of eighteen after the death of her father, Ptolemy XII, who had died from natural causes. Cleopatra and her brother co-ruled Egypt together. Stacy Schiff states that, “at the height of her power she controlled virtually the entire…

rather than glamourous. Cleopatra’s father Ptolemy XII died and in his will he left the kingdom to Cleopatra and her younger brother Ptolemy XIII. At the time, Cleopatra was 18 years old, while her brother was 10 years old. Ptolemy forces her to leave Alexandri and go to Syria. This is where Cleopatra goes and raises a Roman Military. She then goes to the home of the Roman Military leader, Julius Caesar's, house to ask if he will fight with her against Ptolemy. Cleopatra enters the home by…

speaking at least six languages. Cleopatra VII was born in 69 B.C in Alexandria, Egypt, however her father Ptolemy XII (who was also the pharaoh at this time) was Macedonian Greek. It believed that her mother is Cleopatra Selene II, since this cannot be confirmed there is confusion about Cleopatra VII’s race. She lived her life as a princess until she was about 17 and her younger brother Ptolemy…