Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

Cleopatra retained the throne, and her younger brother, Ptolemy XIV, was named her co-ruler. Sign up for Chip Chick’s newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox. In 47 BC ...

This one was Ptolemy XIV. But thanks to her alliance with Caesar and Rome, Cleopatra’s position was more secure and she cemented her popularity by speaking and dressing like an Egyptian while on ...

with another younger brother Ptolemy XIV as her new co-ruler. Although Cleopatra was 22 years old when they met and Caesar was 52, they became lovers during Caesar’s stay in Egypt between 48 BC and 47 ...