Mrs. Cronin's Cleopatra Review
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Cleopatra: The Royal Diary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ptolemy Auletes | Pharaoh of Egypt |
| Mento | Ptolemy's slave since boyhood. |
| Arrow | Cleopatra's pet leopard. |
| Tryphaena | Cleopatra's eldest sister. |
| Berenice | Second eldest sister of Cleopatra. |
| Arsinoë | Wanted a pygmy playmate. |
| Bucephalus | Cleopatra's horse. |
| Olympus | Lifelong friend of Cleopatra and later became a physician. |
| Theophilus | Cleopatra's Jewish friend. |
| Julia | Julius Caesar's daughter; wife of Pompey. |
| Marc Antony | Soldier and husband of Cleopatra. |
| Atticus | Wealthy Roman citizen who wants to help Father reclaim his throne. |
| Cicero | One of Rome's greatest orators. |
| Julius Caesar | Ruler of Rome from 49 B.C. to 44 B.C. |
| Pompey | Powerful Roman statesman and general; part of the First Triumvirate. |
| Puzo | Cleopatra's body guard. |
| Crassus | Ordered cruelties on the Appian Way. |
| Neva | Cleopatra's personal maid servant. |
| Heptastadion | One mile long stone bridge that connects the east harbor with the west harbor. |
| Homer | One of Cleopatra's favorite authors. |
| Octavian | First Emperor of Rome and Julia's nephew. |
| Triumverate | Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus. |
| Cleopatra | Daughter of Ptolemy and Queen of Egypt. |
| Isis | The god to whom Cleopatra often prayed. |
| Dionysus | The god of wine. |
| Why is Ptolemy hated in Egypt? | Overtaxed the people; Took 2/3 of silver out of the coins; Used the people's money frivously |
| 3 reasons Egyptians think Alexander the Great is the Messiah | Body did not decay; Lived for a while in Egypt; Brought peace and prosperity to the world |
| 3 things Cleopatra does to roam the villiage unnoticed | Carries her own sandals; Dresses like the natives; Speaks the language of the natives |
| Ptolemy XIII | Who Cleopatra marries upon her return from her voyage up the Nile |
| Nefertiti | Whom Ptolemy compares to Cleopatra to |
| Two greatest enemies of Rome | Winter and famine |
| Alexandria | Where Cleopatra lived and Marc Antony was born |
| Auletes | Flute Player |
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