1. Cleopatra Alexander the Great – Egypt given to the general Ptolemy.
Father of Cleopatra is Ptolemy XII.
51 BCE - Throne left to her (18) and her younger brother (10).
48 BCE – after fleeing from her brother, returns with army.
47 BCE – Ptolemy XIII kills Pompey to please Caesar…backfire. Caesar falls in love with Cleopatra.
Later Ptolemy XIII drowns in the Nile after losing power to C and C.
46 BCE – gives birth to Caesar's son.
44 BCE – Caesar is murdered in Rome.

2. Death of Cleopatra Becomes lover of Marc Antony (supporter of Caesar)
44 BC - Antony joins  Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, another of Caesar's generals, and Octavian, Caesar's nephew and adopted son ( Second Triumvirate).
42 BCE - The Triumvirs defeated Caesar's murderers and divided the government of the Republic between themselves.
Antony received Egypt.

3. Cleopatra by Michelangelo, 1533-1534
Image Credit: Michelangelo (Painter). ( ). Cleopatra [Painting], Retrieved September 26, 2012 from:

4. Death 30 BCE – Commits suicide Is buried with Marc Antony.
Egypt becomes a Roman province.