I WONDER - When Was Cleopatra Pharaoh?

Cleopatra, the last Pharaoh of Egypt, ruled with her brothers Ptolemy XIII and XIV. She married Julius Caesar and later Mark Antony, having a son named Cesarion with Caesar. Cleopatra and Antony opposed Octavian, Caesar's heir, in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. Their defeat led to their suicides and the end of the Egyptian Empire, which was absorbed into the Roman Empire under Octavian, later known as Emperor Augustus.

Who were Cleopatra's co-rulers in Egypt?

• Her brothers

• Her sisters

• Her cousins

• Her parents

Which Roman leader did Cleopatra marry first?

• Mark Antony

• Octavian

• Pompey

• Julius Caesar

What was the name of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar's child?

• Ptolemy

• Antony

• Cesarion

• Augustus

Who did Cleopatra and Mark Antony fight against in the Battle of Actium?

• Pompey

• Octavian

• Julius Caesar

• Brutus

What was the outcome of the Battle of Actium for Cleopatra and Antony?

• They won and expanded their empire

• They were defeated and took their own lives

• They were captured and imprisoned

• They fled to another country