Who was Cleopatra?

Candy: what are you doing?

Sandy: I am watching a historic documentary on History chanel

Candy: What historical character are you watching?

Sandy: Cleopatra: Cleopatra VII ruler of ancient Egypt

Candy: is it the name?

Sandy: yes, I know a lot about her life

Candy: yes, what do you know?

Sandy: Her romantic liaisons and military alliances with the Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, as well as her supposed exotic beauty and powers of seduction, earned her an enduring place in history and popular myth. she is remembered as history’s sweetheart. But history writes another story altogether.

Candy: but I listened what: " Since no contemporary accounts exist of Cleopatra’s life, it is difficult to piece together her biography with much certainty"

Sandy: it´s true. Much of what is known about her life comes from the work of Greco-Roman scholars, particularly Plutarch. Born in 70 or 69 B.C., Cleopatra was a daughter of Ptolemy XII (Auletes). Her mother was believed to be Cleopatra V Tryphaena, the king’s wife (and possibly his half-sister). In 51 B.C., upon the apparently natural death of Auletes, the Egyptian throne passed to 18-year-old Cleopatra and her 10-year-old brother, Ptolemy XIII.

Candy: for that reason she ascended so fast to the Egyptian throne. and then?

Sandy: soon after the siblings’ ascension to the throne, Ptolemy’s advisers acted against Cleopatra, who was forced to flee Egypt for Syria in 49 B.C. She raised an army of mercenaries and returned the following year to face her brother’s forces at Pelusium, on Egypt’s eastern border. Meanwhile, after allowing the Roman general Pompey to be murdered, Ptolemy XIII welcomed the arrival of Pompey’s rival, Julius Caesar, to Alexandria. In order to help her cause, Cleopatra sought Caesar’s support, reportedly smuggling herself into the royal palace to plead her case with him.

Candy: I didn't understand much of what you said, but maybe I will see it one day to find out about his romantic stories.

Sandy: I recommend it to you, I liked watching this documentary.

Candy: we talk tomorrow in class.

Sandy: ok, bye friend.

Candy: bye.