Cleopatra was born in 69 BC in Alexandria, Egypt. She was born into royalty and took over the kingdom when her father Ptolemy Auletes died, in the springtime of 51 BC. The law made it so that Cleopatra was forced to marry. So she married her brother Ptolemy XIII when he was twelve, however she soon dropped his name and didn't include him in anything. This was a bold move because of at the time a male was always supposed to be atleast a co-ruler. Just to show her people that she was the bigshot she put only her picture and name on the coins and ignored her brother.
She was starting to scare people by her actions and in 48 BC she was overthrown from office, and forced to flee. …
