In the history of Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra VII Philopator holds a special place. Not only as the last ruler of the Hellenistic Ptolemaic dynasty, but also as a vital political actor who, in the turbulent final years of Egypt’s independence, skillfully leveraged her assets in the struggle for power against the most powerful empire of the time: Rome.
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