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Spotlight on Cleopatra: Cleopatra VII Philopator (??e?p?t?a ?e? f???p?t??, December, 70 BC or January, 69 BC–August 12?, 30 BC) was queen of ancient Egypt. She was the last member of the Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty and hence the last Greek ruler of Egypt. Her father was Ptolemy XII Auletes, and her mother was probably Auletes's sister, Cleopatra V Tryphaena. The name 'Cleopatra' is Greek for 'father's glory'; her full name, 'Cleopatra Thea Philopator' means 'the Goddess Cleopatra, Beloved of Her Father.'
Today she is probably the most famous of all of ancient Egypt's rulers, and is usually known as simply Cleopatra, all of her similarly-named predecessors having been largely forgotten. Cleopatra was never in fact the sole ruler of Egypt; she only co-ruled with her father, brother, brother-husband, and son. However, in all these cases, her co-rulers were king in title only, with her keeping the true authority.
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