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The Ultimate Cleopatra Quiz

How much do you know about Cleopatra? Answer these 40 questions to find out!
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When was she born? (name one of the probable years)
70/69 BC
Who was her father?
Ptolemy XII
Who was her mother? (uncertain)
Cleopatra V Tryphaena
What dynasty was she born into?
Ptolemaic dynasty
Where was her descendants from?
Greece (Macedonia)
Who was her childhood tutor?
Philostratos
Where did she study?
Library of Alexandria
When was she and her father forced into exile?
58 BC
What young Roman cavalry officer professed his love for Cleopatra, when she was 14?
Mark Antony
When did her father die, making her co-ruler of Egypt with her brother?
before 22 March 51 BC
Who was her brother, who she co-ruled Egypt with?
Ptolemy XIII
In her first act as Queen, what sacred bull did she install at Hermonthis?
Buchis
What was the name of the unemployed and assimilated Roman soldiers left by Gabinius to garrison Egypt, who were acting on lawless behaviour?
Gabiniani
When did official documents start listing Cleopatra as sole ruler, evidence of her rejecting her brother?
By 29 August 51 BC
What did she and her brother probably do, which was considered a normal arrangement for Ptolemaic rulers, but there is no evidence for this?
marry
When did her brother establish his first regal date, causing a civil war?
49 BC
Where did Cleopatra flee to, to escape from her brother, who was winning the fight?
Thebes
After returning to Alexandria and Julius Caesar's attempt to reconcile the siblings, what was the name of the siege that lasted until the following year (47 BC), where Caesar and Cleopatra were trapped inside?
siege of Alexandria
What month did Cleopatra become pregnant with Caesar's child?
September (48 BC)
How did Cleopatra's brother die?
drowned after fleeing Caesar
Who was appointed joint ruler with Cleopatra in a nominal sibling marriage?
Ptolemy XIV
When did Caesar leave Egypt and Cleopatra?
April 47 BC
Who was Cleopatra and Caesar's son, that was probably born on 23 June 47 BC?
Caesarion
When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
15 March 44 BC
Who did Caesar name as heir in his will, instead of his child with Cleopatra?
Octavian (Caesar Augustus)
Allegedly, how did Ptolemy XIV die?
poisoned by Cleopatra
When did Mark Antony arrive in Alexandria?
November 41 BC
What was the name of Cleopatra's twin girl born in 40 BC, fathered by Mark Antony?
Cleopatra Selene II
What was the name of Cleopatra's twin boy born in 40 BC, fathered by Mark Antony?
Alexander Helios
What was name of the future king of Judea that arrived in December 40 BC, who later became a rival of Cleopatra?
Herod
Who was Cleopatra's second so to Antony, born in 36 BC?
Ptolemy Philadelphus
What was her first son (by Caesar) declared by Cleopatra to be?
King of Kings
What was her second son (by Antony) declared King of? (name one)
Armenia, Media, and Parthia
What was her third son (by Antony) declared King of? (name one)
Syria and Cilicia
What battle took place with Antony and Cleopatra against Octavian, on 2 September 31 BC?
Battle of Actium
Who advised Cleopatra to kill Antony to save her life, but was flogged by Antony - who suspected foul intent?
Thyrsos
After being sent a message that Cleopatra had committed suicide, how did Antony die, in 30 BC?
stabbed himself
However, when did Cleopatra actually die?
10 August 30 BC
What animal did she allegedly let bite her, which killed her?
snake
When did Cleopatra's son (by Caesar) die?
29 August 30 BC
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