B1+Cleopatra

=== Cleopatra       by:   Tayler Jamison, Shannon Ahearn, Laynie Letofsky     ===

 **  EARLY YEARS:   **    As a child Cleopatra lived a luxurious life. She has her own private tutors and servants but, the fight for power within her family caused tension. Her father was Ptolemy III, pharaoh of Egypt. He had to make the decision of who the next ruler would be. In the end he chose Cleopatra and her brother. Cleopatra came to power at age 15! Later, she found out her brother was planning to kill her. So, she fled to Rome to ask the Army for help.

** MAKING HISTORY:  **  



 <span style="font-size: 80%; color: #f2a32c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Cleopatra’s role in ancient Rome was that she belonged to a dynasty, which is a series of rulers within the same family. She took the throne with her brother and husband Ptolemy XIII. Ptolemy was planning to drive her from the throne. She fled to Rome to ask their army to defeat him. While in Rome she developed Romantic relationship with two of the greatest leaders of her day, Mark Anthony, and Julius Caesar. This caused her to have a big role in Rome. <span style="color: #0052ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #d9178e;"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #ff00f0;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #f2a32c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #fafafa;">

<span style="color: #0052ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #d9178e;"><span style="font-size: 130%; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #ff00f0;">** THE LEGACY:  ** <span style="color: #0052ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #d9178e;"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #ff00f0;"> After her Dad killed her oldest sister Cleopatra was granted ruler of Egypt along the side of her brother. He later decided to fight against her for the throne. She ran away to Rome seeking help from their army. Cleopatra later killed herself because Augustus Caesar wanted her to surrender. Her pride was so big she’d rather die than surrender. She will forever be remembered for these things.

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