The first one was Cleopatra’s little brother Ptolemy XIII. After Cleo’s dad died, she was put in charge, but at the time women weren’t allowed to rule without a male co-ruler, so the easiest ...

The Ptolemies had practised brother-sister marriages (and other in-the-family marriages as well) for several generations. According to this tradition, Cleopatra was probably married to her ten ...

Cleopatra was born in Egypt in 69 BC – 68 BC. When her father, Ptolemy XII, died in 51 BC, she took the throne as co-regent alongside her young brother Ptolemy XIII. It is believed she may have ...

To win Caesar's support from her brother, Cleopatra hides herself in a rug, which Apollodorus (Cesare Danova), her servant, presents to Caesar. The Roman is immediately infatuated. Banishing ...