cleopatra
...hich overlooked the harbor -Huge Gymnasium- physical training very imp. -Zoological garden- people could see exotic animals It is sad to know that my sisters and brothers do not get along. We hate each other. We even schemed to kill each other. We lived in separate apartments with different guardians in the palace. These guardians are responsible for taking care of the children and educating us. These guardians want the child they were responsible for to become king or queen so they would become powerful. Because of the guardian’s greed the palace was a place of fighting and corruption and not love. I am very well educated which helped me when I became queen. I understand advanced literature, the arts, science, medicine and the study of many languages. I am the first Greek Ptolemy to learn the native Egyptian tongue so I can communicate with her Egyptian subjects. I also know Arabic, Hebrew. The Greeks called “Ptolemies” ruled Egypt for almost 300 continuous years. **America is only 227 years old. The Greek rule started after the death of Alexander the Great in 323BC until Queen Cleopatra’s death in 30BC The world was in much unrest. The Romans were taking over many countries and wanted Egypt. In 51BC the King died. He willed for Cleopatra to become queen. I was 18yrs.old My brother became King. He was 10yrs old. We were married to keep the throne (royalty) in our family. Our marriage was only a formality but the wedding was splendid. A combination of Greek and Egyptian traditions. Even through it was a brother sister rule it wasn’t long until before I was ruling the kingdom by myself. The kingdom had many problems and a 10 year old could not handle it. His guardians were very upset. The guardians plotted to kill the queen to gain control of the throne. How I escaped is a mystery. Ceaser meets Cleopatra in 48BC. We are attacted to each other right away. They both had an ambition to rule the world. I had Caesar’s son called Caesarion who was born in 47BC. Caesar returned to Rome with Cleopatra and he was given many awards. The Romans did not like Cleopatra because she was a for...