You should know the legendary woman of Egypt. Read to know who is Cleopatra. She was the last pharaoh of Egypt, the famous lady in the Western culture. She was renowned for her alleged affairs with Marc Antony and Julius Caesar. In fact, their affairs turned out as the central points of biographies where Cleopatra was clearly featured.
Cleopatra was a very beautiful, intelligent and was an ardent lady who was entirely devoted for the well being of Egypt. She was well educated and fought hard for her nation throughout her life, though she failed to protect the freedom from Rome. These things are often forgotten when discussed about Cleopatra. She was born in 69 BC and was a Greek, not Egyptian. She was descended from the Ptolemaic dynasty that had successful ruled over Egypt since 305 BC. Originally, she was Cleopatra VII, but she was popularly known as Cleopatra in the dynasty, because she was the most famous of all other Cleopatras.
Her efforts for the well being of Egypt and keeping the nation free from all reign is still remembered, especially the time when Rome was ruling over the country. She spent some time in Rome where she came in contact with Julius Caesar and together they had a child 
which she claimed was his son. Caesar never represented her child as his heir. She returned to Egypt after Caesar’s assassination.
Marc Antony was a powerful Roman official whom she met in Egypt after her return. In views that her affair with Antony will bring fruitful results in relationship to Rome, she moved further in this relationship. However, Antony killed himself when he received mistaken news of Cleopatra’s death. They together had three children who ended up in Rome and were taken by Octavia Minor, the Roman wife of Antony. After his death, Cleopatra followed him shortly by supposedly letting herself get bitten by an asp in a basket of figs.
In popular culture, she was massively characterized as romantic historical figure and audiences in films have highly appreciated it right for centuries including the eponymous play of Shakespeare. At the end, her major role in maintaining Ptolemaic control of Egypt was unsuccessful and Rome ruled over the country within months after her ultimate death.
