The Power of Cleopatra
By: Lauren Corley
Imagine
you are under the power of
Cleopatra. Have you ever wondered about her
life and how she gained all the power she has?
An interesting fact about Cleopatra is that
Cleopatra’s brother, Ptolemy Xlll, who was also
her husband, tried to kill her. Cleopatra gained
the throne at a young age, and fell in love
with Antony and Alexandra of Julius
Ceasar.
Cleopatra was young when she
claimed the throne for her own. Cleopatra
was only eighteen years old when she
came to power. During that time it was 51
B.C. According to the book Cleopatra by
Diane Stanly and Peter Vennema, her
brother Ptolemy Xlll, was ten when he
married Cleopatra. Cleopatra wanted all the
power, but so did her brother. When she was
only twenty years old, her brother drove
Cleopatra out of Egypt.
Cleopatra wanted to fight for the
throne, but instead of the throne she got
something better. Cleopatra was going
to fight for the throne, so she decided to
rise in army in Syria. As stated in the
book Cleopatra, “The war was
interrupted by Alexandra of Julius
Ceasar, a peace-maker.” Cleopatra gave
up trying to get back her throne that
Ptolemy Xlll now ruled. For he had
guards surrounding the castle that were
ordered to kill Cleopatra if she were to
try to get in. She fell in love Alexandra,
and they got married. Ceasar died after
marrying Cleopatra, leaving Cleopatra
to rule with her youngest brother,
Ptolemy XlV.
Then she found a new love, Antony.
This was her second and last love that Cleopatra
will ever have. He was just
visiting her kingdom, he
fell in love with the castle
and Cleopatra. He found it
too hard to leave, so he
married her. The book
Cleopatra mentioned that
Antony and Cleopatra
wanted to finish what her
and Ceasar began. Though
the castle was one day taken by enemies, for a
war broke out. Cleopatra was trapped there by
the enemies. Antony got word that she was dead,
this was false. Though later she was given a
basket with figs in it from a peasant. Under the
figs was a small poisonous snake. She took that
snake and committed suicide, when Antony
found her, she was dead.
This is how Cleopatra’s life was and
how she gained the power she wielded.
Cleopatra gained the throne at the age eighteen,
and got married to Cesar and Antony. Another
interesting fact is that Cleopatra made the
decision to start the war that ended her life,
forever.