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__Cleopatra Questions__ 1) How did Cleopatra adapt to Egyptian customs if her family and herself were Macedonians? 2) If Cleopatra was the last pharaoh of Egypt, what happened to Egypt after Augustus'(Octavian) empire ended? 3) How many relationships did Cleopatra have in her whole life if she really was charming? 4) Who made up a false statement that Cleopatra was dead making Marc Antony kill himself? 5) What happened to Cleopatra's sons and daughter after she died?

__Facts:__ 1) Cleopatra's children, Cleopatra Selene ll, Alexander Helios, Ptolemy Philadelphus, and Caesarion had different fates when their mother died. Cleopatra Selene, Alexander Helios, and Ptolemy Philadelphus were spared by Augustus and taken to Rome to be cared by Marc Antony's wife. While, Caesarion was ordered to be killed by Augustus. 2)Cleopatra's language was Greek as in her native language was Greek because the Ptolemaic dynasty was Hellenistic at the time. 3) Between 26 BC and 20 BC Augustus arranged Cleopatra Selene to marry Juda ll of Numidia . Augustus gave Cleopatra Selene to Juba as a wedding present. By then her brothers,Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus, died from an illness. 4)After Augustus's empire ended, the next emperor ruled Egypt and so on so on. When that chain ended Egypt became Christian Egypt. As in the Egyptians followed Christianity.

After Cleopatra died Cleopatra Selene, Ptolemy Philadelphus, and Alexander Helios were taken to Rome and spared. Augustus took the three children of Marc Antony to his sister, Octavia Minor. Octavia Minor was Marc Antony's previous wife before Marc Antony ever even met Cleopatra Vll. Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus died from some illness. Cleopatra Selene later was arranged to marry Juda ll of Numidia. Caesarion was killed by the order of Augustus and obviously was not spared like the other three.
 * What happened to Cleopatra's children after Cleopatra killed herself?**

Although it may seem that Cleopatra would have had millions of men by her side like most pharaohs in Egypt would have had. Cleopatra only had three relationships that we know of. First when Cleopatra was eighteen she married her brother Ptolemy XIII. Then she became Julius Caesar's lover while he was already married with another woman. Cleopatra and Julius Caesar had a child named Caesarion who was later killed by the order of Augustus. Later she met Marc Antony with whom she had three children,twins, Cleopatra Selene and Alexander Helios and another child Ptolemy Philadelphus. Marc Antony's relationship with Cleopatra may have caused the war between Egypt and Rome.
 * How many relationships did Cleopatra have if she really was charming?**