cleopatrasdaughter:Kleopatra Selene II was born the only daughter of Kleopatra VII, the Hellenistic

cleopatrasdaughter:Kleopatra Selene II was born the only daughter of Kleopatra VII, the Hellenistic Queen of Egypt, via her husband, Mark Antony. She was the twin sister of Alexander Helios, older sister of Ptolemy Philadelphos, and a half-sister to many, by far most famously Caesarion, Kelopatra’s son with Julius Caesar.Born and educated in Alexandria, Selene’s life as a Ptolemaic princess came to an end after the Battle of Actium, in which her parents lost to Octavian. In 30 BCE, her parents committed suicide. Selene, Alexander and Ptolemy were brought to Rome and paraded in golden chains during Octavian’s triumph. Later they became the wards of Octavia, sister to Octavian. In 29 BCE, Ptolemy probably died of illness. Alexander died circa 25 BCE, probably through illness or assassination.The last Ptolemy, Selene was married in 25 BCE to Juba II, and their love story was one of the greatest to come out of Imperial Rome. They became King and Queen of Mauretania, Selene rebuilt it’s capital, Caesarea, as a new Alexandria, the city becoming a great center of learning and built with Greek, Roman, and Egyptian architecture. She ruled alongside her husband as a beloved queen until her death in 5 BCE. -- source link

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