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Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria which was the capital of Egypt. Her father was the pharaoh, Ptolemy XII. Cleopatra’s mother was probably his sister, Cleopatra V Tryphaena. The family was Macedonian, not really Egyptian. Her father, Ptolemy XII was a ....

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.... and exuded charisma and also quite intelligent. She spoke nine different languages, the first Plotemy pharaoh to actually speak Egyptian, and was also a very shrewd politican. Going along with the Egyptian tradition she married her brother and co- ruler, Ptolemy XIII, who was only 12.The marriage was only of convenience though, and Ptolemy pharaoh only in name. For three years he remained in the background while Cleopatra ruled over Egypt. Ptolemy’s advisors resented Cleopatra’s independence and conspired against her. In 48 B.C. they stripped her of her power and she was forced to exile in Syria and she was accompanied by her sister Arsinoe. ....