Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

In Asia, there were the Seleucids; in Egypt, the Ptolemies. The first Cleopatra was a Seleucid princess who married into the ...

Rumors then spread that Marc Antony and Cleopatra had married. In truth, this is unlikely: he was already married – to Augustus’ sister, Octavia – and it was illegal for a citizen to marry ...

When Caesar returned to Rome, she bore his son Caesarion, though Caesar did not marry her or acknowledge the son. Cleopatra visited Caesar in Rome, but her presence enraged members of the senate ...