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What year was Cleopatra VII born?
She was born in 69 B.C.
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Was Cleopatra poorly educated or highly educated?
Highly educated
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Who was Julius Caesar?
A famous Roman General and Roman Leader, and the father of Cleopatra's first child
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What is
Greek.
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Where was Cleopatra born?
Alexandria, Egypt, near the Nile River
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What books did she read?
Greek Classics like the Odyssey and the Iliad by Homer, Aesop's fables
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What was her oldest child's name?
Ptolemy Caesarion
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What is
Cleopatra, Bernice, Arsinoe
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What is the name of Cleopatra's father?
Ptolemy XII
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What subjects did she study?
Philosophy, Art, Medicine, Science, Literature, Music, Public Speaking
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Who was Marc Antony?
A famous and popular Roman general and the father of Cleopatra's twins.
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What is
Ptolemy
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Did Cleopatra have any siblings and if so, how many?
Yes, 5 siblings - 2 older sisters, 1 younger sister, and 2 older brothers
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How many languages did Cleopatra speak?
She spoke 6 different languages
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How many children did Cleopatra have?
Three
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What are some of the problems Cleopatra faced as Pharaoh.
Drought, family treachery (both brothers and her younger sister tried to have Cleopatra killed to take over as Pharaoh) and control by Rome
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How old was Cleopatra when she was appointed pharaoh?
she was 18 years old
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What languages did Cleopatra speak?
She spoke Greek, Latin, Egyptian, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew
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What are the names of Cleopatra's children?
Ptolemy Caesarion, Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Seline
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How did Cleopatra die?
Suicide, from the bite of an asp (a very poisonous snake).
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