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O-Kay. .. i think this is sad ya'll need to find essays and crap because you can't do your own but wuteva. :O this is the essay i did for the World History class that I am currently failing: XO Cleopatra VII was born in 69 B.C., Alexandria, Egypt, into the Ptolemaic dynasty. Her father was the Macedonian ruler of Egypt, Ptolemy XII. Cleopatra had two younger brother, two older sisters, and one younger sister. Cleopatra also had another sister, Cleopatra VI, but had died as a child, while her older sisters Berenice and Auletes were beheaded. When the father, Ptolemy XII, died in the spring of 51 B.C., the children were left to be taken care of Pompey, who was a Roman leader. In Ptolemy’s will he had left his empire to his children, and they would soon take on such great responsibilities at a young age. Cleopatra had inherited the throne at seventeen, with her brother at twelve. But these responsibilities were heavy, for the dynasty’s power was failing, as Rome seemed to take over. Yet the children would do what they could to fight for their country, and do their best, and do whatever necessary. While given tutors, and education, Cleopatra was a very charismatic person, and extremely social. She was a smart and clever woman, who was also fluent in nine languages, excluding Latin. Also, she was very interested in Egypt’s future. Her political knowledge was an essential part in her plan to achieve her dream, to be the empress of the world. Once Cleopatra began her reign, the political advisors insisted that there be a male presence within the rule, so she had to marry her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII. But Cleopatra ignored his presence, wanting it to be her own empire, as she drops his name from her records, and documents. She had her face and title on the monetary units of Egypt, to signify her being the one ruler. Then three years later, the married siblings began to fight each other for the crown. Ptolemy had the support of other Generals, and overthrew her from the throne, favoring Ptolemy. They believed him to be much easier to manipulate for whatever there plans would be. Cleopatra was forced into exile, and left Alexandria, as well as her supporters. During their little family feud, the country was suffering from drought and bad harvests, because the Nile River was in need of flooding. Ptolemy prohibited shipments of grain to anywhere, except Alexandria. This was supposedly done on purpose to make Cleopatra suffer more, for she was not in Alexandria. The appointed guardian of Cleopatra, and Ptolemy after their father’s death, Pompey, was fleeing from a battle at Pharsalus. By then, his defeat had destroyed his reputation, and as he entered Alexandria, Ptolemy murdered him, on September 28, 48 BC. Soon Ptolemy began to plot against Cleopatra’s life. So in her own defense, she had moved to Syria with her sister Arisnoe, and supporters. There she gathered up the army she could from Arab tribes, and met up with her brother’s army, in Pelusium, near the border of Egypt. Julius Caesar had then arrived in Alexandria, while Ptolemy and Cleopatra were in Pelusium. He had brought with him thirty-two hundred legionnaires and eight hundred cavalry, in an effort to pursue Pompey, who was now already dead. Caesar had sat in the Royal Throne in Alexandria, and gave out his orders to bring to him Ptolemy and Cleopatra. Meanwhile, Cleopatra had heard that Julius Caesar was in Alexandria, Egypt. She knew that this also had something to do with the future of Egypt’s monarchs, and plans, and did not want to be left out of it. She had cleverly smuggled herself in an oriental rug to Alexandria, which was to be presented to Caesar as a gift. The battle was stopped, and Ptolemy left Pelusium for Alexandria. But Cleopatra had already made it to Alexandria before him, and had seduced Caesar.