Κλεοπατρα

Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (“Cleopatra the Father-Loving Goddess”)

By DESPOINA16
  • Birth
    70 BCE

    Birth

    Alexandria
  • Death of Ptolemy XII
    51 BCE

    Death of Ptolemy XII

    He passed away and his throne passed to his son Ptolemy XIII and Cleopatra.
  • Cleopatra flees to Syria
    50 BCE

    Cleopatra flees to Syria

    Cleopatra was forced to flee Egypt for Syria. There, she raised an army.
  • Married her brother Ptolemy XIV
    48 BCE

    Married her brother Ptolemy XIV

    She married her brother and she was restored to her throne.
  • Returns to Egypt
    48 BCE

    Returns to Egypt

    Cleopatra returned to face her brother at Pelusium, on Egypt’s eastern border.
  • Gave birth to her son
    47 BCE

    Gave birth to her son

    She gave birth to her son Ptolemy-Caesar
  • Caesar returned to Rome
    46 BCE

    Caesar returned to Rome

    Caesar returned to Rome after the victory against Cleopatra's sister Arsinoe.
  • Caesar was murdered in Rome
    44 BCE

    Caesar was murdered in Rome

    Caesar was murdered in Rome and Cleopatra was there.
  • Ptolemy XIV dies
    44 BCE

    Ptolemy XIV dies

    Her coruler dies and she rules with her infant son Ptolemy XV Caesar.
  • Mark Antony became the heir apparent of Caesar's authority
    42 BCE

    Mark Antony became the heir apparent of Caesar's authority

    Caesar’s assassins were routed, Mark Antony became the heir apparent of Caesar’s authority
  • Cleopatra gave birth to twins
    40 BCE

    Cleopatra gave birth to twins

    Cleopatra gave birth to twins who she named Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene.
  • Antony returned to Alexandria
    34 BCE

    Antony returned to Alexandria

    This was followed by a celebration known as “the Donations of Alexandria.”
  • Antony and Cleopatra spent the winter in Greece
    31 BCE

    Antony and Cleopatra spent the winter in Greece

    The Roman Senate deprived Antony of his prospective consulate for the following year, and it then declared war against Cleopatra.
  • The Battle of Actium
    31 BCE

    The Battle of Actium

    The naval Battle of Actium, in which Octavian faced the combined forces of Antony and Cleopatra on September 2, 31 BCE, was a disaster for the Egyptians. Antony and Cleopatra fled to Egypt, and Cleopatra retired to her mausoleum as Antony went off to fight his last battle.
  • Cleopatra's and Antony's death
    31 BCE

    Cleopatra's and Antony's death

    Receiving the false news that Cleopatra had died, Antony fell on his sword. Cleopatra buried Antony and then committed suicide. The means of her death is uncertain, though Classical writers came to believe that she had killed herself by means of an asp, symbol of divine royalty. She was 39 and had been a queen for 22 years and Antony’s partner for 11. They were buried together, as both of them had wished, and with them was buried the Roman Republic.