There is some controversy about the possible African origins of her mother or her paternal grandmother.
The Ptolemy dynasty was descended from the Greek Macedonian named Ptolemy Soter, whom Alexander the Great installed in Egypt, so much of Cleopatra's ancestry was Macedonian Greek. 36 BCE)Ĭleopatra VII was the descendant of Macedonians who were established as rulers over Egypt when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 323 BCE. The most lasting impression of the new period is made by its architectural legacy. Under the Ptolemies, whose rule followed Alexander’s, profound changes took place in art and architecture. 46 BCE, with Julius Caesar) and three children by Marc Antony, twins Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene (b. After the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great, the independent rule of pharaohs in the strict sense came to an end.
51 BCE, ruled 80–51 BCE except for 58–55 BCE) and Cleopatra V Tryphaina (co-ruler 58–55 BCE with their daughter, Berenice IV, sister of Cleopatra VII)
