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30 BC Cleopatra commits suicide
After Antony's death, and the defeat of her forces by Octavian, Cleopatra commits suicide. It is believed that she may have had a poisonous snake smuggled into her room in a basket of figs and that she allowed the snake to bite her. -
31 BC Cleopatra makes a deal to kill Antony
Antony's army loses a battle with Octavian's army and Cleopatra doubts Antony's ability to protect her. Octavian tells her that he will make a deal with her to protect her if she kills Antony. -
31 BC Marc Antony dies after he thinks Cleopatra is dead
Cleopatra decides that she cannot kill Antony or force him to leave Egypt, so she tries to trick him into thinking she is dead. When he hears that she is dead, Antony falls on his sword and later dies, but not before hearing that Cleopatra was alive. -
32 BC Octavian declares war on Cleopatra
After Antony declares Ptolemy Caesar, Cleopatra's son, Caesar's rightful heir instead of Octavian, Octavian says that Antony is being completely controlled by Cleopatra. He declares war on Cleopatra. -
36 BC Cleopatra gives birth to Antony's son
Cleopatra gives birth to Ptolemy Philadelphus, Antony's son. It is not known what happened to him, but it is believed that he died from an illness as a child. -
37 BC Cleopatra and Marc Antony get married
Even though he is already married, Antony marries Cleopatra. This is illegal and starts a battle with Octavian, Julius Caesar's adopted son and ruler of Rome. -
40 BC Cleopatra gives birth to Antony's children
Cleopatra gives birth to twins, a boy named Alexander and a girl named Cleopatra. Antony is the father of the children. -
42 BC Cleopatra and Marc Antony join forces
Marc Antony asks Cleopatra to give him money to help pay for an invasion of the Persian Empire. He falls for her charming personality and intelligence, while she is interested in him because she needs a new Roman leader to protect her. -
44 BC Caesar is assassinated
Caesar is assassinated when his rivals believe he is becoming too powerful. Cleopatra takes their son and returns to Egypt, where she orders Ptolemy XIV poisoned to death so that her son can be a co-ruler. -
46 BC Cleopatra gives birth to Caesar's son
Cleopatra gives birth to Ptolemy Caesar, the son of Julius Caesar. Egyptians call the boy Little Caesar. -
47 BC Caesar defeats Ptolemy XIII and returns Cleopatra to the throne
Caesar's army defeats Ptolemy XIII, who drowns while trying to escape the battlefield. Caesar says that Cleopatra and another brother, Ptolemy XIV, are the new rulers of Egypt. -
49 BC Ptolemy XIII guards force Cleopatra to leave Alexandria
Guardians for Cleopatra's brother force her to leave Alexandria and go to Syria. She raises an army to prepare to confront Ptolemy XIII. -
49 BC Cleopatra meets Julius Caesar
Cleopatra goes to the home of the Roman military leader, Julius Caesar, to talk him into helping her defeat her brother. She smuggles herself into Caesar's home by rolling herself into a carpet and he is amused by her courage. -
51 BC Cleopatra becomes the Queen of Egypt
After father dies, 18 year-old Cleopatra and her brother become co-rulers of Egypt. Her brother, Ptolemy XIII, is 10 years old. -
69 BC Cleopatra is born in Alexandria, Egypt
Although exact details about her birth are not known, Cleopatra is believed to have been born in 69 B.C. Her father, Ptolemy XII is the King of Egypt for almost 40 years.
