Beautiful Cleopatra - Queen of Egypt

Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt, perhaps,one of the most legendary women of mankind. With her name are connected not only the last pages of the history of the once great civilization, but also the final conquest of Egypt by Rome. Her image embodies beauty and cunning, political will and tragedy. The history of Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, was already overgrown with legends. And today it continues to excite the public. Eloquent proof of this is the regular appearance of this story in art and especially in the cinema of the XX and XXI centuries. Only one feature film of different years is more than fifteen.

Life story

Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, was born in 69 BC. e. She was the daughter of the Egyptian ruler Ptolemy XII. About its childhood and young years, modern historians actually do not know anything. However, you can indirectly judge the impact on its fate of the troubles of 58-55 years BC. e. At this time in Egypt there was an uprising, as a result of which her father was deposed from the throne and expelled from the country. This episode became important in the history of ancient civilization. Restore on the throne of Ptolemy XII soon succeeded, however, with the help of one of the Roman governors. Then the Egyptian ruler became obedient puppet of Rome. Ptolemy XII died in 51 BC. E., leaving after his death a testament in which it was said that the throne must pass 16-year-old Cleopatra and her brother, Ptolemy XIII, who was two years younger than her. For the sake of joint government, they concluded a formal marriage.

Cleopatra. Queen of Egypt

In the first few years, brother and sister are realEveryone fought for his power and for primacy in the state. The turning point was the quarrel of Ptolemy XIII with Rome, as a result of which he was killed (47 BC). After this event Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, became such alone. Of course, she still had to reckon with the representatives of a strong Roman state. First, she fascinated Julius Caesar to fight his brother. However, after the death of Caesar, her powerful patron was Mark Antony, the imperial commander.

Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, met him in41 BC. when she was 28 years old. He spent the winter with her in Alexandria, during which she did everything to tie him to herself. And I achieved considerable success in this. However, the state affairs of the commander separate the lovers. They had not seen each other for three years.

The next meeting took place in Antioch in the year 37BC. e. At that time, the queen was not unsuccessfully engaged in the construction of Egyptian statehood. However, her work, Antonia's career and their joint happiness did not last long. The Roman emperor Octavian begins to see in the relationship of Antony and Cleopatra an alliance that represents a real threat to its own power. The emperor literally unleashed a civil war against Antony. The latter was very popular in Rome, but imperial propaganda turned everything as if Rome was under threat from the eastern ruler, who fascinated Antony. The decisive battle of this war was a battle near Cape Accium in 31 BC. E., when the fleet of Cleopatra and Antony was defeated. The famous couple alternately committed suicide a year later, when the walls of Alexandria fell under the pressure of Octavian.