The story of Cleopatra VII, the Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt in the first century B.C., has been portrayed in novels, plays and Hollywood films (Elizabeth Taylor springs to mind!). Yet the political genius and astute rule of this ancient queen is often overlooked. After she married, and then murdered, two of her brothers to attain sole power in the land, she cultivated relationships with two of the most influential Romans of the time, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Known in her time for her wit and intelligence, Cleopatra was the last of the Egyptian pharaohs and certainly, one of the greatest. 3 SESSIONS

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