Ancient
Egypt
was
one
of
the
greatest
civilizations
in
history
.
It
for
nearly
3
,
000
years
,
and
its
impact
can
still
be
found
today
.
The
art
,
culture
,
and
history
of
Egypt
continue
to
fascinate
scholars
.
One
Egyptian
in
particular
has
captured
the
minds
and
of
historians
and
thousands
of
others
,
Her
name
was
Cleopatra
,
and
her
story
,
although
thousands
of
years
old
,
continue
to
captivate
around
the
world
.
Cleopatra
,
daughter
of
pharaoh
Ptolemy
XII
,
was
born
in
69
BCE
,
Fron
a
young
age
,
Cleopatra
was
exceptionally
smart
.
She
spoke
at
least
nine
languages
and
studied
philosophy
,
,
and
astronomy
.
She
was
also
a
great
public
speaker
.
Her
father
favored
her
,
and
when
she
was
just
14
,
he
her
co
-
ruler
of
Egypt
.
This
was
quite
a
responsibility
.
When
she
was
18
years
old
,
the
pharaoh
died
.
This
meant
she
was
now
the
ruler
of
Egypt
.
Her
four
years
of
experience
prepared
her
for
this
role
.
But
she
had
to
share
the
throne
with
her
10
-
year
-
.
old
brother
,
Ptolemy
XIII
.
They
had
to
marry
in
order
to
officially
rule
the
together
.
Egyptian
custom
said
that
,
as
a
woman
,
Cleopatra
should
step
back
and
allow
her
younger
brother
to
take
the
lead
.
However
,
she
knew
she
could
lead
on
her
own
.
The
Romans
soon
teamed
up
with
Ptolemy
XIII
to
steal
the
throne
.
But
Cleopatra
was
a
fighter
.
She
built
her
own
and
fought
her
brother
.
Julius
Caesar
was
helping
Ptolemy
XIIi
.
She
believed
if
she
could
speak
to
Caesar
directly
,
he
would
help
her
.
But
she
also
knew
her
brother
would
not
let
her
meet
him
.
She
was
clever
.
She
rolled
herself
in
a
and
had
herself
delivered
to
Caesar´s
room
.
The
trick
worked
!
Caesar
was
impressed
.
Not
only
did
he
help
her
defeat
her
,
he
fell
in
love
with
her
.
They
soon
dad
a
child
together
.
Cleopatra
was
in
Rome
when
Caesar
was
killed
.
After
Caesar
died
,
Cleopatra
fell
in
love
wint
a
Roman
general
.
His
name
was
Mark
Antony
.
They
did
everything
together
and
were
political
allies
.
They
together
against
the
enemies
of
Egypt
.
Soon
,
the
ruler
of
Rome
,
Octavian
,
declared
war
on
Egypt
.
During
the
battle
,
Cleopatra
led
a
dozen
of
her
own
naval
.
But
Rome
was
too
powerful
.
They
soon
defeated
the
Egypcians
.
Cleopatra
knew
she
would
be
taken
prisoner
.
Instead
of
suffering
this
fate
,
she
took
her
own
life
.
It
is
said
she
allowed
a
poisonous
cobra
to
bite
her
.
Her
tomb
has
never
been
found
.
It
is
rumored
that
Cleopatra
and
Mark
Antony
are
buried
in
a
secret
place
to
they
could
be
together
for
.
Archaeologists
continue
to
search
for
the
lovers´final
resting
place
.
During
her
rule
,
Cleopatra
grew
the
Egyptian
economy
.
She
built
new
trade
partnerships
.
She
was
a
ruler
and
embraced
Egyptian
culture
and
independence
.
Cleopatra
is
often
remembered
for
her
beauty
,
but
her
mind
was
much
more
powerful
.
She
was
a
bold
leader
with
many
strengths
and
talents
.
Her
contributions
to
Egypt
have
earned
her
a
special
place
in
history
.
Her
legagy
still
stands
as
tall
as
the
.
There
is
no
doubt
her
name
will
be
spoken
for
many
years
to
come
.
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