Cleopatra
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From The Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/cleo/index.html

Cleopatra
Although the name Cleopatra has been used by many Egyptian Queens, Cleopatra VII, by far is the most remembered overshadowing her predecessors with her political savvy, beauty and romantic life.
http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/cleop7.html

Cleopatra (c.69 BC - 30 BC)
Cleopatra VII was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, ruling Egypt from 51 BC - 30 BC. She is celebrated for her beauty and her love affairs with the Roman warlords Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/cleopatra.s...

Cleopatra of Egypt
Was she a hero or a villain? A beauty or a beguiler? A brilliant leader or a ruthless destroyer?
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/cleopatra/

Cleopatra VII (51 - 30 BC)
Cleopatra VII - 'Cleopatra, Thea Philopator, Philadelphus, Thea Neotera, Regina Regum Filiorum Regum' - was the 16th ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, reigning over Egypt from 51-30 BC, during the Ptolemaic period
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/cleopatra_v...

Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator
Egyptian queen, famous in history and drama, who was the lover of Julius Caesar and later the wife of Mark Antony.
http://search.eb.com/women/article-9024335

Cleopatra's true looks on coin
A coin from 32BC has revealed that Cleopatra was not as beautiful as Hollywood films made us believe
BBC VIDEO
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm

Cleopatra: Beyond the Myth
Woven throughout Cleopatra are a great many details about the functioning of Roman society which was so entwined with Cleopatra's rise, rule and eventual demise.
http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/css/Css_38_3/BRsenger_cleop...

Raising Royal Treasures
Bit by bit, divers are recovering pieces of Cleopatra's lost palace
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/magazines/story/0,6277,595...