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Cleopatra VII

69 BC – 30 BC · Last queen of Ptolemaic Egypt

Imperator, hand over thy fishing-rod to the fishermen of Pharos and Canopus; thy sport is the hunting of cities, realms, and continents.

Given to her by PlutarchPlutarch Life of Antony 29 (c. AD 100), trans. Perrin (1920)
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Who she was

Cleopatra VII was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt, a Greek-speaking dynasty founded by a general of Alexander the Great. Plutarch says she spoke many languages, Egyptian among them, which the kings before her had not troubled to learn.

She allied with Julius Caesar, with whom she had a son, Caesarion, and later with Mark Antony. After Octavian defeated them at Actium in 31 BC, she died in Alexandria, and Egypt became a Roman province.

Sources: Plutarch, Life of Antony · Stacy Schiff, Cleopatra: A Life (2010) · Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Cleopatra”

In Godsdusk

Cleopatra VII, Myth card
MYTHThe fifth rank. Humans side.ItemEgyptian AspThe glowing asp coiled around her arm

Passive · The AspWhen she falls, the enemy that landed the blow loses 20% of its current HP.

Active · Queen's Gaze · cooldown 9 roundsCharms 1 random male enemy for 1 round: it attacks its own side. No male enemy: nothing happens and the cooldown is not used.

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