Cleopatra (disambiguation)
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Cleopatra VII was the last pharaoh of Egypt, famed lover of Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.
Cleopatra may also refer to:
Cleopatra may also refer to:
Historic people
- Cleopatra I Syra (c. 204–176 BC), princess of the Seleucid Empire and by marriage, queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
- Cleopatra II of EgyptCleopatra II of EgyptCleopatra II was a queen of Ptolemaic Egypt.-Family:Cleopatra II was the daughter of Ptolemy V and likely Cleopatra I. She was the sister of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Tryphon. She would eventually marry both of her brothers.Her first marriage was with her brother Ptolemy VI in ca....
(c. 185–116 BC), queen (and briefly sole ruler) of Ptolemaic Egypt - Cleopatra III of EgyptCleopatra III of EgyptCleopatra III was a queen of Egypt 142–101 BC.Cleopatra III was also known as Cleopatra Euergetis while associated with her husband Ptolemy VIII or her son Ptolemy X. She is attested as Cleopatra Philometor Soteira while associated with her eldest son Ptolemy IX...
(161–101 BC), queen of Egypt - Cleopatra IV of EgyptCleopatra IV of EgyptCleopatra IV was Queen of Egypt briefly from 116-115 BC, jointly with her husband Ptolemy IX Lathyros. She later became queen consort of Syria as the wife of Antiochus IX Cyzicenus.-Biography:...
(c. 138–135 BC), queen of Egypt - Cleopatra V of EgyptCleopatra V of EgyptCleopatra V Tryphaena of Egypt was a Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt. She is the only surely attested wife of Ptolemy XII.-Descent and marriage:...
, Egyptian Ptolemaic queen - Cleopatra VI of EgyptCleopatra VI of EgyptCleopatra VI Tryphaena was an Egyptian Ptolemaic queen. She may be identical with Cleopatra V.There were at least two, perhaps three Ptolemaic women called Cleopatra Tryphaena:-Tryphaena, daughter of Ptolemy VIII Physcon and Cleopatra III:...
, Egyptian Ptolemaic queen - Cleopatra Eurydice of MacedonCleopatra Eurydice of MacedonEurydice , born Cleopatra was a mid. 4th century BCE Macedonian noblewoman, niece of Attalus, and 5th wife of Philip II of Macedon.- Biography :...
(4th century BC), wife of Philip II of Macedon - Cleopatra of JerusalemCleopatra of JerusalemCleopatra of Jerusalem was a woman who lived in the 1st century BC during the Roman Empire. She is remembered as one of the wives of King of Judea Herod the Great.There is a possibility that Cleopatra could have been a daughter of a local noble from Jerusalem...
(1st century BC), wife of Herod the Great - Cleopatra of Macedon (c. 356–308 BC), daughter of Cleopatra Eurydice and Philip II
- Cleopatra of PontusCleopatra of PontusCleopatra of Pontus was a Pontian Princess, who was one of the daughters of King Mithridates VI of Pontus and Queen Laodice. Cleopatra is sometimes known as Cleopatra the Elder, to distinguish her from her sister of the same name and was born and raised in the Kingdom of Pontus...
(born 110 BC), wife of Tigranes the Great - Cleopatra Selene I (c. 135–130 BC), daughter of Cleopatra III and Ptolemy VIII Physcon
- Cleopatra Selene II (40–5 BC), daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony
- Cleopatra TheaCleopatra TheaCleopatra Thea surnamed Eueteria was the ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. She ruled Syria from 125 BC after the death of Demetrius II Nicator...
(c. 164–121 BC), daughter of Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VI Philometor - Saint CleopatraSaint CleopatraSaint Cleopatra was a Christian Saint of the Coptic Orthodox Church and Orthodox Christianity who lived between the 3rd century and 4th century.Cleopatra originally came from a village called Edra near Mount Tabor...
(3rd and 4th century) - Cleopatra the AlchemistCleopatra the AlchemistCleopatra the Alchemist , was an Egyptian alchemist and author. The dates of her life and death are unknown, but she was active in Alexandria in the 3rd century or the 4th century....
(3rd or 4th century)
Mythology
- Cleopatra AlcyoneCleopatra AlcyoneCleopatra Alcyone was the daughter of Idas and Marpessa and the wife of Meleager; she died with grief when her husband was killed by Apollo. ...
, wife of Meleager - Cleopatra, daughter of DanausCleopatra, daughter of DanausCleopatra was in Greek mythology the name of two Danaides, that means of two of altogether 50 daughters of Danaus, who had born his numerous daughters with different women. Each of the two Cleopatras married – like all her sisters – one of the 50 sons of Danaus’ twin brother Aegyptus...
- Cleopatra, daughter of Boreas and first wife of PhineasPhineasIn Greek mythology, Phineas was a Phoenician King of Thrace.The name 'Phineas' or 'Phineus' may be associated with the ancient city of Phinea on the Thracian Bosphorus.-Phineas, Son of Agenor:...
- Cleopatra, daughter of Tros (mythology)
Film
- Cleopatra JonesCleopatra Jones-Plot:Cleopatra Jones is a strikingly beautiful black model with an array of flamboyant outfits. Modeling, however, is only a cover for her real job as a secret government agent. Jones is a Bond-like heroine with power and influence; an object of awe for her flashy wardrobe, her ’73 silver and...
, a 1973 blaxploitation action film starring Tamara Dobson - Cleopatra (1912 film)Cleopatra (1912 film)Cleopatra is a silent film created in 1912 by Helen Gardner and the Helen Gardner Picture Players. The film, in which Gardner stars in the title role, was based on a play written by Victorien Sardou....
, a silent film created in 1912 by Helen Gardner - Cleopatra (1917 film)Cleopatra (1917 film)Cleopatra was directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starred Theda Bara in the title role. Fritz Leiber, Sr. played Julius Caesar and Thurston Hall played Mark Antony....
, an American film directed by J. Gordon Edwards - Cleopatra (1934 film)Cleopatra (1934 film)Cleopatra is a 1934 epic film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and distributed by Paramount Pictures, which retells the story of Cleopatra VII of Egypt....
, an American film directed by Cecil B. DeMille - Cleopatra (1963 film)Cleopatra (1963 film)Cleopatra is a 1963 British-American-Swiss epic drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The screenplay was adapted by Sidney Buchman, Ben Hecht, Ranald MacDougall, and Mankiewicz from a book by Carlo Maria Franzero. The film starred Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy...
, a British-American-Swiss drama directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Cleopatra (1970 film)Cleopatra (1970 film)is a 1970 Japanese anime film directed by Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto. When the film was released in the United States, American distributors changed the title to Cleopatra: Queen of Sex and released it with a self-applied X rating in an attempt to repeat the success of Fritz the Cat...
, a 1970 Japanese anime film - Cleopatra (1999 film)Cleopatra (1999 film)Cleopatra is a 1999 fictional film portrayal of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, produced by Hallmark Entertainment, starring Leonor Varela as the title character, Timothy Dalton as Julius Caesar, Billy Zane as Mark Antony, Rupert Graves as Octavius, Sean Pertwee as Brutus and Bruce Payne as Cassius....
, an American film produced by Hallmark Entertainment - Cleopatra (2003 film)Cleopatra (2003 film)Cleopatra is a 2003 Argentine film directed by Eduardo Mignogna and starring Norma Aleandro, Natalia Oreiro, Leonardo Sbaraglia and Héctor Alterio...
, an Argentine film directed by Eduardo Mignogna - Cleopatra (2005 film)Cleopatra (2005 film)Cleopatra is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2005.Music scored by Deva.- Soundtracks :Aalilla Kattukulla Engeyum Eppothum Hey Unnai Paartha Padava Padava...
, a South Indian Tamil film
Literature
- Cleopatra (1889 novel), a novel written by H. Rider Haggard
- Cleopatra (1962 novel)Cleopatra (1962 novel)Cleopatra is a novel written by Jeffrey K. Gardner, first published in 1962. with a cover painted by Robert Abbett.The book is about Cleopatra, ruler of Egypt. It explores her secret life and many loves, including Julius Caesar, Emperor of Rome, and Mark Antony, one of Caesar's supporters...
, a novel written by Jeffrey K. Gardner
Music
- Cleopatra (band)Cleopatra (band)Cleopatra are a platinum-selling, BRIT Awards and MOBO Awards nominated, R&B/pop girl group from the UK whose members are sisters Cleo, Yonah, and Zainam Higgins.The girls were signed to Madonna's Maverick record label...
, a British girl group - Cleopatra (Greek singer) (born 1963)
- Cleopatra RecordsCleopatra RecordsCleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label.- History :Founded in 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in gothic rock, hard rock, heavy metal and reissues of out-of-print music...
, American record label - Cleopatra StratanCleopatra StratanCleopatra Stratan is the youngest person ever to score commercial success as a singer, with her 2006 album La vârsta de trei ani...
(born 2002), Moldovan singer
Biology
- Cleopatra (gastropod)Cleopatra (gastropod)Cleopatra is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Paludomidae within the subfamily Cleopatrinae.Cleopatra is the type genus of the subfamily Cleopatrinae....
, a genus of freshwater snails - Gonepteryx cleopatraGonepteryx cleopatraGonepteryx cleopatra is a medium sized butterfly of the family Pieridae that is native to the Mediterranean region ....
, a Brimstone butterfly endemic to Southern Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East
Other
- Cleopatra (horse)Cleopatra (horse)Cleopatra was an American Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Her sire was the one of Great Britian]]'s top stallions Corcyra, a son of three-time the Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland Polymelus. Her dam was Gallice, a daughter of Gallinule...
, an American racehorse - Cleopatra Algemene Studentenvereniging Groningen, a student association in Groningen, the Netherlands
- 216 Kleopatra216 Kleopatra216 Kleopatra is a trinary main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 10, 1880, in Pola. It is named after Cleopatra, Queen of Ancient Egypt....
, a main-belt asteroid