1. The Life and Death
of Cleopatra

2. • She was born 69BC-68BC
• After her father died, Cleopatra became co-
regent with her 10-year-old brother (Ptolemy
XIII). They were married, in keeping with
Egyptian tradition.
A brief History

3. • In 48 BC, Egypt became
involved in the conflict in
Rome between Julius
Caesar and Pompey,
• Pompey ran away to Egypt
where he was then found
and killed.
• Cleopatra and Caesar
became lovers, she became
queen of Rome for military
support.
• She gave birth to Caesarion
whom was never accepted
by his father.

4. • When Caesar was
murdered, Cleopatra
returned to Egypt, her
brother had died
mysteriously.
• She made her son
Caesarion co-regent.
• In 30 BC, Egypt became
a province of the
Roman empire.

5. • There are many conspiracies on how the great
ruler Cleopatra died.
• Some say she killed herself with a poisonous
snake.
• Others say she was murdered or forced to kill
herself by Augustus. (There are many ideas
about this one.)
• There are more but these are the most
common ones.
Mysterious Death

6. The Truth?
• By analysing her corps, we
now know that she had very
rotten teeth.
• It is speculated that she had
one of her wisdom teeth
removed which lead to a
horrible tooth abscess.
• This grew inside her mouth,
thus making impossible to
open.
• It is most likely that she died
from starvation from the
tooth abscess.

7. Face reconstruction
This is the most accurate reconstruction of
Cleopatra. Many say she was ugly. I personally
think she looks beautiful.