Classical Studies 2902A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ptolemy Xiv Of Egypt, Buchis, The Snake Pit

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2902A/B
• Professor: Olson

Document Summary

Cleopatra"s early life: she comes from a long line of brother sister breeding. Family: father: ptolemy xii (auletes, mother: cleopatra v tryphaena. Different from the cleo we are talking about in class: paternal grandmother was a concubine. She may be black (nubian and egyptian: cleo(cid:495)s ethnic background, recently her mother(cid:495)s identity has also been questioned, cleo(cid:495)s mom dead by when she was 12, cleo(cid:495)s moms name tryphaena- means babyish looking or soft looking. Identity(cid:495)s of cleo(cid:495)s mom questionable: cleo 7 dies at 39, auletes- ptolemy the flute player (ptolemy the 12th, only get number, when they become queen or king, macedonian aristocrat. Definitely ptolemy even though she may have been black: neither egyptian nor a full ptolemy, siblings, arsinoe, ptolemy xiii and ptolemy xiv. [cleopatra] berenice iv: berenice iv and arsinoe both occupy the throne of alexandria, neither brother survived adolescence, all siblings met violent ends, ptolemy the 12th died natural cause because of roman backage.