Life of Cleopatra VII

Skills you'll gain

Modules

10 modules in this path

1. 1. Early years

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Cleopatra VII's 70/69 BC chapter: Born in Alexandria to Ptolemy XII

     Πριν το στέμμα: μια πριγκίπισσα στην Αλεξάνδρεια

2. 2. Personal life

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Cleopatra VII's c. 55 BC chapter: Witnessed Roman restoration of her father

     Δεκατέσσερα έτη, και ήδη μαθήτρια της δύναμης

3. 3. Work & ideas

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Cleopatra VII's 51 BC chapter: Became queen of Egypt

     Νέα βασίλισσα, παλαιὸ ἔργον

4. 4. Highlights

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Cleopatra VII's 48 BC chapter: Allied with Julius Caesar against Ptolemy XIII

     Ἡ νύξ, ὁ σάκκος, καὶ ἡ πόλις πυρπολουμένη

5. 5. Early years

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Cleopatra VII's 47 BC chapter: Bore Caesar a son, Caesarion

     Ἔτεκον υἱόν. Ὁ Καῖσαρ ἔθηκεν ἡμᾶς κοινοὺς ἄρχοντας. Ἐγὼ δὲ ἔμαθον τί ἐστιν ἡ δύναμις τοῦ σώματος καὶ τοῦ πνεύματος ὁμοῦ.

6. 6. Work & ideas

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Cleopatra VII's 46–44 BC chapter: Stayed in Rome as client queen

     Ἐνοικῶ ἐν τῇ Ἰουλίᾳ οἰκίᾳ. Τὸ δὲ βασίλειόν μου — ἐκεῖ, πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης.

7. 7. Highlights

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Cleopatra VII's 41 BC chapter: Formed political alliance with Mark Antony

     Τρεῖς ἡμέραι ἐπὶ τοῦ Κύδνου

8. 8. Controversies & turning points

   2 life chapters

   What's included: 2 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Cleopatra VII's 34 BC chapter: Donations of Alexandria provoked Roman hostility

     Ἐν τῷ θεάτρῳ Ἀλεξανδρείας — ἡ οἰκουμένη διαιρεῖται

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     Understand Cleopatra VII's 31 BC chapter: Defeated at Battle of Actium

     Ἡμέρα δυσμενής

9. 9. Later years

   1 life chapter

   What's included: 1 lessons

   • lesson

     Understand Cleopatra VII's 30 BC chapter: Death and end of Ptolemaic rule

     Ἡ τελευταία ἡμέρα. Ἡ ἐμὴ ἐπιλογή.

10. 10. Legacy

    2 life chapters

    What's included: 2 lessons

    • lesson

      Understand Cleopatra VII's after 30 BC chapter: Egypt became Roman province; Hellenistic period ended

      Ἡ βασιλεία μου ἐτελεύτησεν· τί ἔμεινεν

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      Understand Cleopatra VII's after 30 BC chapter: Enduring cultural icon across art and literature

      Ἡ βασιλεία μου ἐτελεύτησεν· τί ἔμεινεν

Teachers

Cleopatra VII

leadership · diplomacy