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69 BCE
Cleopatra was born in Alexandria, Egypt. (yellow)
Although no exact details are known about his birth, Cleopatra is believed to have been born in 69 BC. His father, Ptolemy XII, has been King of Egypt for almost 40 years. -
Period: 65 BCE to 63 BCE
Roman censor Marcus Licinius Crassus (red)
Argued before the Roman Senate that Rome should annex Ptolemaic Egypt, but his bill and a similar one by Tribune Servilius Rullus in 63 B.C., the Roman Senate in 63 B.C., were not accepted. -
58 BCE
Berenice IV (red)
Born and died in Alexandria, Egypt) was a Greek Princess and Queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty. From 58–55 BC. -
51 BCE
Cleopatra becomes the queen of Egypt. (yellow)
After the death of her father, Cleopatra, 18, and her brother became co-rulers of Egypt. His brother, Ptolemy XIII, is 10 years old. -
49 BCE
Guardian Ptolemy XIII forces Cleopatra to leave Alexandria.(yellow)
Cleopatra's brother's guardians force her to leave Alexandria and go to Syria. Assemble an army to prepare to face Ptolemy XIII. -
49 BCE
Cleopatra meets Julius Caesar.(yellow)
Cleopatra goes to the home of Roman military leader Julius Caesar to persuade him to help her defeat her brother. She smuggles into Caesar's house rolling on a rug and he is amused by her courage -
48 BCE
Death of Pompey (red)
Arrived by boat near Pelusio after being invited by a written message, only to be ambushed and stabbed to death. -
48 BCE
battle of Farsalia (red)
After the defeat suffered by his rival Julius Caesar during the second Roman civil war, -
Period: 48 BCE to 47 BCE
Cesar's mandate (red)
as consul had expired but Antony, one of his officers, helped to secure his election as dictator which lasted for a year, until October 47 BC. -
47 BCE
Caesar defeats Ptolemy XIII and returns Cleopatra to the throne.(yellow)
Aesar's army defeats Ptolemy XIII, who drowns as he tries to escape the battlefield. Caesar says that Cleopatra and another brother, Ptolemy XIV, are the new rulers of Egypt. -
47 BCE
Cesar trip to Egyptian (red)
Supposedly to confront Farnaces II of Pontus, son of Mithridates VI, who was causing problems for Rome in Anatolia. -
46 BCE
Cleopatra gives birth to Caesar's son. (Yellow)
Cleopatra gives birth to Ptolemy Caesar, the son of Julius Caesar. The Egyptians call the child Little Caesar. -
46 BCE
The temple of Venus Genetrix (red)
Built in Cesar's forum, it contained a golden statue of Cleopatra -
Period: 46 BCE to 44 BCE
Trip to Roma (red)
Cleopatra traveled to Rome in 46 and 44 B.C. as a vassal queen and stayed at Caesar's villa. -
45 BCE
Julian calendar (red)
One of the members of Cleopatra's court, helped Caesar in the calculations, which came into force throughout the Roman orb, -
44 BCE
Caesar is murdered.(red)
Caesar is killed when his rivals believe he is becoming too powerful. Cleopatra takes her son and returns to Egypt, where she orders Ptolemy XIV to be poisoned to death so that his son can be co-rule -
Period: 43 BCE to 42 BCE
Third civil war of the Roman Republic (red)
Cleopatra allied with the Second Triumvirate, formed by Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus. -
42 BCE
Cleopatra joins forces with the Roman leader Marc Antoni. (yellow)
Marc Antoni asks Cleopatra to give him money to help pay for an invasion of the Persian Empire. He falls in love with her charming personality and intelligence, while she is interested in him because she needs a new Roman leader to protect her. -
41 BCE
Meeting with Tarso (red)
the Egyptian ruler began a relationship with Mark Antony from which three children were born: Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene II and Ptolemy Philadelphus -
40 BCE
Cleopatra gives birth to Antoni's children.(yellow)
Cleopatra gives birth to twins, a boy named Alexander and a girl named Cleopatra. Antoni is the father of the children. -
37 BCE
Cleopatra and Marc Antoni get married.(yellow)
Although he is already married, Antoni marries Cleopatra. This is illegal and begins a battle with Octavius, adopted son of Julius Caesar and ruler of Rome. -
36 BCE
Cleopatra gives birth to Antoni's son (yellow)
Cleopatra gives birth to Ptolemy Philadelphus, son of Anthony. It is not known what happened to him, but he is believed to have died as a child of an illness. -
32 BCE
Octavian declares war on Cleopatra. (yellow)
After Anthony declares to Ptolemy Caesar, the son of Cleopatra, Caesar's rightful heir instead of Octavius, Octavius says that Cleopatra is completely controlled by Anthony. He declares war on Cleopatra -
31 BCE
Cleopatra makes a deal to kill Antonius.(yellow)
Antonius' army loses a battle with Octavian's army, and Cleopatra doubts Antoni's ability to protect her. Octavian tells her that he will make a deal with her to protect her if he kills Antoni. -
31 BCE
Marc Antoni dies after believing that Cleopatra is dead. (yellow)
Cleopatra decides she can't kill Anthony or force him out of Egypt, so she tries to trick him into believing she's dead. When he learns that she is dead, Antoni falls on his sword and then dies, but not before learning that Cleopatra was alive -
31 BCE
Action batlle (red)
The war fleet of Mark Antony and Cleopatra was defeated by that of Octavian, under the command of his general Agrippa, -
30 BCE
Cleopatra commits suicide in Egypt. (yellow)
After the death of Anthony, and the defeat of his forces by Octavius, Cleopatra commits suicide. It is believed that he may have had a poisonous snake smuggled into his room in a basket of figs and allowed it to be bitten.