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Cleopatra VII
69 BCE – 30 BCE
Last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt.
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Cleopatra VII was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Far from just a legendary beauty, she was a shrewd politician who spoke multiple languages and aligned Egypt with powerful Roman leaders, first Julius Caesar, then Mark Antony. Her death marked the end of the Ptolemaic dynasty and the beginning of Roman rule in Egypt.