CleopatraCleopatra VII was known for the love she had for her country, a love so great that it would lead her to any means necessary for the good of it. She was born into a Macedonian family that had power and dominion over Egypt. They were descended from Ptolemy I, general of Alexander the Great who became king of Egypt after Alexander's death in 323 BC. “The Ptolemaic dynasty was mixed with good and ill will with the other Hellenistic states which had been wrested from parts of Alexander's empire” (Huzar, 187). In this article I will discuss who she was and the actions she would take for the good of her country. Cleopatra VII was born in 69 BC in Egypt. His father was the Egyptian pharaoh Ptolemy XII, nicknamed Auletes or "Pied Piper". Cleopatra's mother was probably Auletes' sister, Cleopatra V Tryphaena. She had two older sisters, Cleopatra VI and Berenice IV. She also had a younger sister, Arsinole IV. There were also two younger brothers, Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. When their father died in 51 BC, he left the leadership of the kingdom to Cleopatra VII and her younger brother Ptolemy XIV. She married him, a child of twelve years old. It was not out of love for him, but out of a desire to rule. In order for her to rule, she must have a spouse, either a brother or a son. Cleopatra is one of the most talked about figures in ancient history. “She had many titles. Among them was Thea Neotera, the New Goddess, an echo of that great Thea of ​​Cleopatra before; and Philadelphus, lover of his brothers. Other titles include Philopator, lover of the father, and Philopatris, lover of the country. » (Grant1, 198). Some said she was beautiful and irresistible. When depicted in film, she is ravishingly beautiful. Others would say that her beauty was internal rather than external; that it was not at all his appearance that attracted the great men of his time but his intellect and his personality. She was an educated woman who spoke several languages, knew geography and could talk about politics. This was rare at the time, as few women could do it. “Cleopatra formed a powerful plan to revive the great Ptolemaic empire of the past by maintaining associations with two successive rulers, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, both of whom in turn became her lovers. " (To agree, 17).