Cleopatra Timline

By hnorton
  • 69 BCE

    Cleopatra is born

  • 51 BCE

    Cleopatra takes the throne

    (Death of Ptolemy XII Auletes, her father)
  • 49 BCE

    Cleopatra first meets Caesar

  • 48 BCE

    Pompey is killed in Egypt

  • 47 BCE

    Death of Ptolemy XIII and birth of Caesarion

    Cleopatra becomes sole ruler and declares herself to be Isis
  • 41 BCE

    Cleopatra first meets Antony

  • 40 BCE

    Cleopatra returns to Egypt

    Antony follows, then returns to Rome.
  • 37 BCE

    Antony launches campaigns against Parthia

    He turns to Cleopatra for funding. The campaign is ultimately unsuccessful.
  • 36 BCE

    Antony campaigns vs Parthia (Part II)

  • 34 BCE

    Donations of Alexandria

    Antony gives large chunks of land to Cleopatra, returning Egypt to its former size. This causes many Romans to dislike Antony and Cleopatra.
  • 31 BCE

    The battle of Actium

    Defeat for Cleopatra and Antony, however the flee and live to fight another day. Considered one of the key battles in the course of European history.
  • 30 BCE

    Cleopatra and Antony (Seperately) commit Suicide

    Antony falls on his blade, and several weeks later Cleopatra dies as well, though there is some debate as to exactly how this occurred.