Published in 2018 by Britannica Educational Publishing a trademark of Encyclopædia Britan nica Inc in association with The Rosen Publishing Group Inc 29 East 21st Street New York NY 10010 Copyright 2018 The Rosen Publishing Group Inc and Encyclopædia Britannica Inc Ency clopædia Britannica Britannica and the Thistle logo are registered trademarks of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc All rights reserved Distributed exclusively by Rosen Publishing To see additional Britannica Educational Publishing titles go to rosenpublishing com First Edition Britannica Educational Publishing J E Luebering Executive Director Core Editorial Andrea R Field Managing Editor Compton’s by Britannica Rosen Publishing Heather Moore Niver Editor Nelson Sá Art Director Michael Moy Designer Cindy Reiman Photography Manager Heather Moore Niver Photo Researcher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Uhl Xina M author Title Cleopatra Queen of Egypt Xina M Uhl Description First edition New York Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services 2018 Series Women who changed history Includes bibliographical references and index Identifiers LCCN 2016057941 ISBN 9781680486407 eBook Subjects LCSH Cleopatra Queen of Egypt 30 B C Juvenile literature Queens Egypt Biography Juvenile literature Egypt Kings and rulers Biography Juvenile literature Egypt History 332-30 B C Juvenile literature Classification LCC DT92 7 U33 2018 DDC 932 021092 B dc23 LC record available at https lccn loc gov 2016057941 Manufactured in the United States of America Photo credits Cover p 40 DEA A Dagli Orti De Agostini Getty Images p 7 Alessandro Vannini Corbis Historical Getty Images p 9 iStockphoto com ZU_09 pp 10 11 Ency clopædia Britannica Inc p 13 DEA Picture Library De Agostini Getty Images p 15 National Geographic Creative Alamy Stock Photo pp 17 28 Hulton Archive Getty Images pp 18 19 25 Bettmann Getty Images p 21 Mary Evans Picture Library Alamy Stock Photo p 22 pseudolongino Shutterstock com p 23 John Springer Collection Corbis Historical Getty Images p 30 Print Collector Hulton Archive Getty Images p 31 DEA L Romano De Agostini Getty Images pp 32 33 36 Heritage Images Hulton Fine Art Collection Getty Images pp 38 39 V A Images Alamy Stock Photo p 41 Peter Horree Alamy Stock Photo p 42 Movie Poster Image Art Moviepix Getty Images p 43 Cornell Capa The LIFE Picture Collection Getty Images
INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE DAUGHTER OF THE NILE CHAPTER TWO A YOUNG QUEEN CHAPTER THREE DANGER AND DESIRE CHAPTER FOUR ROME TRIUMPHS GLOSSARY FOR FURTHER READING INDEX 6 9 17 27 35 45 46 47 CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION C leopatra is one of the most famous women from ancient history and for good reason As the queen of Egypt she ruled the richest nation that bordered the Mediterranean Sea But she lost that throne at age twenty-one when she was driven into exile by her brother’s supporters and forced to flee Egypt for Syria She only regained the throne through an alliance to a powerful Roman named Julius Caesar Once she was restored to her throne however the drama did not end It continued with the murder of one and pos sibly two of her brothers clever plotting by Cleopatra to increase Egypt’s fortunes and armed conflict that ended in her death At a time when Egypt’s rulers distanced themselves from their subjects Cleopatra did not She was the only member of her family to learn the Egyptian language In her portraits she appeared wearing Egyptian dress One of her titles was Philopatris a word that means she who loves her coun try This love was returned by the Egyptian people among whom she was greatly popular As a woman ruler she made full use of all her gifts as a person and a descendant of her royal family Plutarch a biographer from antiquity described her as charming irre sistible and bewitching She was not a great beauty he said but her presence alone impressed everyone When she spoke It was a pleasure merely to hear the sound of her voice with which like an instrument of many strings she could pass from one language to another In fact Cleopatra spoke nine languages in all 6
INTRODUCTION 7 Though many people today remember Cleopatra for her beauty and charm she was also a powerful ruler who did not hesitate to order the deaths of her enemies
