2024年5月19日 · Cleopatra's father and mother both were children of the same father, one by a wife, and another by a concubine. Therefore, her family tree has fewer branches, some of them unknown. You will see the same names crop up frequently, going back six generations.

2023年7月26日 · Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh of an independent Egypt, had four children: Caesarian (with Julius Caesar), twins Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene, and Ptolemy Philadelphia (the latter three with Mark Antony). But she only had descendants through one of her children: her sole daughter, Selene, who married King Juba II of Mauretania.

2020年8月28日 · Cleopatra had four children. Her first, Caesarion, whose dad was Julius Caesar, was killed before having children by emperor Augustus in 30 BC. The other three — a set of …

2023年8月2日 · After that, the family tree gets a little “murky” but it has long been thought, and was even claimed by contemporary sources, that the Queen Zenobia of Syria, who recaptured Cleopatra’s hometown Alexandria, was descended from this storied queen.

2019年9月23日 · Cleopatra and Antony had three children, twins – Cleopatra Selene, and Alexander Helios (born 40 BC), and the younger son, Ptolemy Philadelphus (born 36 BC). Following Octavian’s invasion the orphaned children were taken to Rome to be cared for by Antony’s first wife, Octavia Minor – who was Octavian’s younger sister.

2024年6月4日 · Discover the truth behind the lineage of Cleopatra, from genetic studies to modern claims of descendants, and the challenges faced in tracing her ancestry. Cleopatra, …

2024年7月5日 · Cleopatra’s father was Ptolemy XII Auletes, a descendant of Ptolemy I Soter, one of Alexander the Great’s generals. Her mother’s identity is less certain, but she was likely …

Cleopatra was a direct descendant of Alexander's general, Ptolemy I Soter, son of Arsinoe and Lacus, both of Macedon. A Greek by language and culture, Cleopatra is reputed to have been …

This list only covers the direct ancestors of Cleopatra VII, with the exceptions of Ptolemies VII & XI ... because it seemed like people would wonder what happened to them if I left them out. It all starts with Ptolemy I, of course. Arsinoe was a concubine of Philip II of Macedonia. Lagus married her when she was pregnant.

2020年9月23日 · Also notice how Cleopatra's descendants span at least as far as four Severan Roman emperors. 367 BCE to 235 ACE: that's a pretty good stretch for a family line. It continues, but I ran out of time.