The famous
Cleopatra is known by people from all over the world. Historians
say Cleopatra was an astonishingly beautiful woman. She was an
Egyptian princess who led an interesting life. Many historians made
these assumptions; new historians are saying former information
about her is wrong. Cleopatra has many myths about her such as she
was Egyptian, she was astonishingly beautiful, and
Mark
Antonyfelt true love for her. Cleopatra has many myths about
her such as she was Egyptian. Many people today believe that
Cleopatra was a native born Egyptian because she ruled there for
almost thirty years. In the winter of 69 BCE, Egypts ruler
welcomed a third baby girl into the royal family. King Ptolemy XII
named his daughter Cleopatra (Blackaby 2). Cleopatra also had two
younger brothers, who later helped her rule the country of Egypt.
She became the last in a dynasty of Macedonian rulers founded by
Ptolemy, who served as general under Alexander the Great during his
conquest of Egypt in 332 B.C(history.com). Her family had also
lived in Egypt for three hundred years, so people today view
Cleopatra and her family as Egyptian. In reality, she was born as a
Greek citizen. The native people of Egypt viewed her as Greek.
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Many people
have seen the classic Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor or have
seen other movies with Cleopatra as the star or various other
rolls. These many actresses were marvelously beautiful. This led
many people to believe that the real Cleopatra was also beautiful.
She was described by the Roman historian Cassius Dio as a woman
of surpassing beauty (historyextra.com). Her beauty is also
mentioned in this quote, "For she was a woman of surpassing beauty,
and at that time, when she was in the prime of her youth, she was
most striking; she also possessed a most charming voice and a
knowledge of how to make herself agreeable to
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