Cleopatra

by:Nicole
 * CLEOPATRA'S LIFE STORY

INTRODUCTION** If you didn't know, back when Egypt had pharaohs, there was a pharaoh called Cleopatra. A lot of people think she was Egyptian, but fact was she was Greek.

During the time of pharaohs, there was a pharaoh named Cleopatra. During this presentation we will learn about the story of Cleo. Her life is very interesting and I hope you enjoy this presentation.

Just before the death of Cleo, Antony prolaimed his love for the Queen of Egypt. Cleo died later by committing siucide; she had her servants bring in an Egyptian Cobra which bit her and her servants. CLEO'S STORY** Cleopatra was born in 36 B.C. At the age of 12 she married her younger brother, Ptolemy XIV. By the time Cleo was a teen, Caesar had fallen in love with Cleo. Cleo later divorced her younger brother to marry Caesar. Quite a bit later the Greeks took over power. While under Greek rule, Cleo met a young man by the name of Mark Antony. Though Antony was married his passion for Cleo grew steadily more. Again Cleo divorced and married someone else. But this someone else was Mark Antony. After marring Cleo, Mark too, divorced his wife.
 * [[image:_Cleo_images.jpg width="128" height="192"]]Picture of Cleo herself [[image:cleo_images2.jpg width="158" height="196"]]Cleo while she was pharaoh

Years later a war broke out between the Romans and the Greeks. Cleo's army was over taken by the Romans which had surrounded the palace walls very quickly. Cleo was forced to be locked in her own bedroom with her servants. Cleo raced to her window when she heard Antony calling for her. As she stood in front of the window listening to Antony proclaim his love for her. A few minutes later Cleo died by a snake bite which she had brought in. The snake which had bit her was an Egyptian Cobra.

Cleo was the last pharaoh of Egypt for the New Kingdom. Today, Egypt has a president. Cleo still never had a pyramid like the rest of the pharaohs, but no other pharaoh is as widely known. True, there is still a lot more to discover about the life of Cleopatra but we know more about her then any other pharaoh.

Some people know Cleo as Alexandria but really her name truly is Cleopatra VIII. She (Cleo) was called Alexandria after an Egyptian city called Alexandria. Cleo, to me, was one good ruler; she lead her people to good crop growing, she lead them out of poverty. I hope you enjoyed this presentation.