In which Princess Cleopatra learns that her father King Ptolemy XII has fled from the angry people that he rules, and she lives in constant fear of being killed by her older power-hungry sister Tryphaena. When she hears that her father is going to Rome to ask for help against the fierce Egyptian rebels, she goes with him. They get to Italy and learn that they must travel north to meet up with Julius Ceasar. On the way Cleopatra meets Marc Antony, Cicero, and Pompey the Great. Her father gets help and they go back to Egypt and her father takes the throne back from Cleopatra's older sister.
I learned a lot of new things about Cleo in this book. I did not know that her older sister Tryphaena's real name was also Cleopatra and Cleo's mother was named Cleopatra as well! She married her younger brother Ptolemy XIII, Caesar (who was 52 years old while she was only 21. YUCK!), and Marc Antony. She had four children with Ceasar and Marc.
I was Cleopatra for halloween in 2007. ;)
This is in the Royal Diaries sieres.
Recommended for people who like: Egypt, Cleopatra, and families who are just plain crazy.
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