Cleopatra's History: Cloepatra's Decendents

   
   
   
Cloepatra's Decendents

Cleopatra was a woman, a mother who loved her children, a parent who would give all (in fact did) for those she cared for.

Cleopatra and the consul decide to make a trip on the Nile Cleopatra became pregnant. June, 23rd 47 bc, Cleopatra has a baby; (Ptolemy Caesar) also called Caesarion meaning "little Caesar." Caesar had already an adopted child, Octavianus. Caesarion was accepted by the Egyptian people as Amon-Re's child.

When Caesar went back to Rome, Cleopatra also went with their baby and both lived in Caesar's villa outside of Rome. Ceasar went there all the time.

After Caesar's murder, Cleopatra fled Rome and returned home to Alexandria. Cleopatra felt her life, and her child's life was in great danger.

Caesarion became the figure head Pharoh (who had to be a man).

In 41 BC, Marc Antony comes to Egypt. He became fancinated with Cleopatra, they are inseparable. In 40 BC, Antony has to leave Egypt because a part of his territory has been conquered by Parthes. 6 month later, Cleopatra borns twins:(Cleopatra Selene and Alexander Helios) Cleopatra Selene (moon) and Alexander Helios (Sun).

Antony was already married before going to Egypt. His wife had called him back. Antony leaves his wife (who had three kids). He wants to meet Cleopatra again. She also seems to be again in love with Antony because she borns a new son: Ptolemaeus Filadelfos. In 32 to 31 BC, Antony finally divorced hia wife, Octavia the sister of Octavian.

Cleopatra's children were also captured by Octivilian (except Caesarion who fled to the south.) Cleopatra really wanted to die but she has no weapon to kill herself. She begins a hunger strike, she rapidly weakens but Octavianus threatens her with the only thing she valued more than her own life, her children, saying if she dies, her children will be killed.

Caesarion was strangled on Octavian's orders by his tutor, Rhodon, on their way out of Egypt. After Cleopatra's death, Caesarion was still son of Ceasar and a contender for his title of emperor.

Two other children (Seline "The Moon" and Helios "The Sun" were raised by Antony's previous wife, Octavia. Octavia was the sister of Octavian and ex-wife of Marc Antony.