{"slug": "cleopatra", "label": "Cleopatra", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q635", "qid": "Q635", "description": "queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BCE", "entries": 9, "years": 8, "span": [-82, 415], "span_label": ["83 BCE", "415 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Births", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "ptolemaic-kingdom", "label": "Ptolemaic kingdom", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "alexandria", "label": "Alexandria", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "roman-republic", "label": "Roman Republic", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ancient-egypt", "label": "Ancient Egypt", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "red-sea", "label": "Red Sea", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sparta", "label": "Sparta", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "crete", "label": "Crete", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "attica", "label": "Attica", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "christians", "label": "Christians", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "jews", "label": "Jews", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "neoplatonism", "label": "Neoplatonism", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cyprus", "label": "Cyprus", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -82, "year_label": "83 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Mark Antony, Roman politician and General (who later married Cleopatra) (approximate date) (d. 30 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369868116#Births", "title": "83 BC", "revid": 1369868116, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -69, "year_label": "70 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt (d. 30 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329933586#Births", "title": "70 BC", "revid": 1329933586, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -68, "year_label": "69 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Cleopatra VII Philopator, queen of Egypt (d. 30 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1225088492#Births", "title": "69 BC", "revid": 1225088492, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -50, "year_label": "51 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "by March 22 – Pharaoh Ptolemy XII Auletes dies and is succeeded by his eldest surviving daughter Cleopatra VII and her younger brother Ptolemy XIII as co-rulers of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. By August 29, official documents start listing Cleopatra as sole ruler.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350525894#Egypt", "title": "51 BC", "revid": 1350525894, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -33, "year_label": "34 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Autumn – The Donations of Alexandria: Antony distributes the eastern kingdoms as a gift to the children of Cleopatra; he declares Caesarion, Caesar's illegitimate son, as co-ruler of Egypt and Cyprus. Alexander Helios receives Armenia and Media; to Cleopatra Selene II he gives the kingdoms of Cyrenaica and Libya. His youngest son Ptolemy Philadelphus receives the Egyptian possessions in Phoenicia, Syria and Cilicia. Antony establishes Cleopatra as a Hellenistic monarch at Alexandria and gives her the title of \"Queen of Kings\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350111909#Roman_Republic", "title": "34 BC", "revid": 1350111909, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -31, "year_label": "32 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Sparta under Caius Iulius Eurycles, whose father Antony had been ordered to be executed for piracy, declares his support for Octavian. Lappa (modern Argyroupoli) in Attica and Kydonia in Crete revolt against Cleopatra.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325920749#Roman_Republic", "title": "32 BC", "revid": 1325920749, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -29, "year_label": "30 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "c. August 12 – Cleopatra VII, queen of Ptolemaic Egypt (likely suicide) (b. 69 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357307367#Deaths", "title": "30 BC", "revid": 1357307367, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -29, "year_label": "30 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 1", "text": "August 1 – Octavian Caesar captures Alexandria. This marks the official annexation of Ancient Egypt to the Roman Republic. Cleopatra evacuates her court and treasury to Berenice on the west coast of the Red Sea, but king Malchus of Nabatea attacks from the desert and burns the Egyptian ships.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357307367#Roman_Republic", "title": "30 BC", "revid": 1357307367, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": 415, "year_label": "415 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "March", "text": "March – Hypatia of Alexandria, Neoplatonist philosopher, is murdered by a Christian mob of Nitrian monks at the church (former temple conceived by Cleopatra VII) called Caesareum. Having driven out the Jews, Alexandria's new patriarch, Cyril, has instigated the mob after taking offense at Hypatia's scientific rationalism (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367501934#Religion", "title": "415", "revid": 1367501934, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}]}