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CLEOPATRA
CLEOPATRA
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(69
b.c
. - 30
b.c
.)
, Queen of
Egypt
. With the aid of Julius
Caesar
she
revolted
against her younger
brother
and won the kingdom, although it remained subservient to
Rome
. She later became mistress of
Caesar
,
returning
to
Egypt
only
after
his
murder
. Her forces were defeated by the
Roman
forces of
Augustus
in 31
b.c
.
See also
Augustus
and
Caesar
in this glossary.
—
Class VIII
№18, Approved November 1990