History - Ancient history - Cleopatra VII - Ancient Egypt
Which ruling dynasty did Cleopatra VII, the last queen of ancient Egypt, belong to?
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Cleopatra VII belonged to the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Cleopatra VII belonged to the Ptolemaic dynasty. This ruling family was of Macedonian Greek origin and emerged after the conquests of Alexander the Great. Ptolemy I, one of his generals, founded the Ptolemaic royal dynasty in Egypt in 305 BCE. Cleopatra VII ruled from 51 to 30 BCE and was the last ruler of the dynasty. After her defeat alongside Mark Antony by Octavian and her death in 30 BCE, Egypt became part of the Roman Empire.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
