By Sydney Villani
Did you know that
after Cleopatra died,
the ancient world
ended?
Cleopatra
was the last Egyptian
ruler and ended the
ancient
world.
Cleopatra is famous
in many ways. She is
famous because she
commits
suicide,
Julius Caesar, and
her past family rulers.
Cleopatra has had mysteries
of her death. Some people believed
that she poisoned herself. In the
book, Cleopatra, by Diane Stanley
and Peter Vennema say that people
believed that she died because of
poison. Yet, there is another theory
that she commits suicide after
loosing a war against Rome. In
the
book,
The
Ancient
Egyptians, by Lila Perl states,
“In 30 B.C., following a naval
battle in which Rome was
victorious,
Cleopatra
was
driven to suicide.
Cleopatra also could
never be famous without Julius
Caesar. Caesar created a
statue that proclaimed her a
goddess. In the book, Cleopatra, by
Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema, it
said that Julius Caesar made a
statue. It made her a goddess in
Egypt and Rome. Caesar also
helped her regain power. As
mentioned by Fiona MacDonald
in the book, Women in Ancient
Egypt, it said that with the help
in Julius Caesar she regained
power after she lost it.
Cleopatra has had past
family rulers. She co ruled with
Ptolemy XII, her father, and her
brother, Ptolemy XIII. In the
book, Women in Ancient Egypt, by
Fiona MacDonald, the author writes
that she co ruled with her father and
brother.
Her
family
members
governed since 305. B.C. Also, in
The Women in Ancient Egypt, it said
that her family governed since 305
B.C.
Cleopatra
is
famous
for
many
reasons.
She
is
famous because she
committed
suicide,
Julius Caesar, and
past rulers in her
family. Cleopatra has
had so many parts of
her life she has had to
become famous.