He rapidly built up his power, allying with Mithridates VI of Pontus and marrying his daughter Cleopatra.

Other major historical figures who appear and play prominent parts in the series include Mithridates VI of Pontus, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Publius Rutilius Rufus, Quintus Sertorius, Marcus Livius Drusus, Jugurtha of Numidia, Spartacus, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, Marcus Porcius Cato, Publius Clodius, Titus Annius Milo, Vercingetorix, Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Marcus Antonius, Cleopatra VII of Egypt, Caesarion and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.

The battle arose from the Third Mithridatic War being fought between Roman Republic and Mithridates VI of Pontus, whose daughter Cleopatra was married to Tigranes.

* Cleopatra Borel-Brown ( born 1979 ), female shot putter from Trinidad and Tobago

* Cleopatra Coleman ( born 1987 ), Australian actress

* Cleopatra Mathis ( born 1947 ), American poet and professor

* Cleopatra Stratan ( born 2002 ), Moldovan singer

* Cleopatra Tucker ( born 1943 ), American politician

* Cleopatra ( Greek singer ) ( born 1963 )

* Cleopatra VII is born ( 69 BC – 30 BC ) and grows into a young girl passing age 9.

* Laodice VII Thea ( born after 122 BC ), daughter of Antiochus VIII Grypus and Cleopatra Tryphaena, wife of Mithridates I Callinicus and mother of Antiochus I Theos of Commagene

* Cleopatra II born ca 187 – 185 BC

* Cleopatra Thea born in ca 164 BC.

* Cleopatra III, born between 160 and 155 BC.

* Sir Rex Harrison, actor who starred in films such as My Fair Lady and Cleopatra, was born and brought up on Tarbock Road in Huyton, and attended St Gabriel's School.

Cleopatra V Tryphaena of Egypt (, born c. 95 BC, died c. 69 / 68 BC or c. 57 BC ) was a Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt.

Cleopatra Tryphaena V vanished around the time Cleopatra VII was born ( 69 BC ): her name begins to disappear from monuments and papyri, and there is an inscription of Ptolemy XII from 68 BC that does not mention her but would be expected to do so had she still been alive.

Ptolemy XI was born to Ptolemy X Alexander I and either Cleopatra Selene or Berenice III.

Juba I was the father of King of Numidia and later Mauretania, Juba II ( 50 / 52 BC – 23 ), father-in-law of Juba II ’ s wives Greek Ptolemaic princess Cleopatra Selene II ( 40 BC – 6 BC ), Cappodocian princess Glaphyra and paternal grandfather to King Ptolemy of Mauretania ( 1 BC – 40 AD ) and Mauretanian princess Drusilla of Mauretania ( born 5 AD ).

Mick Wayne ( born Michael Wayne, 1945, Hull, Yorkshire and died 26 June 1994, in the U. S. A .), was Rudolph's replacement, having recorded with Sanderson, Hunter and Steve Peregrin Took on sessions for Took at Olympic Studios and later on loose sessions ( along with sundry other underground musicians ) in Took's flat in the basement of manager Tony Secunda's office, the fruits of which were released by Cleopatra Records in 1995.

* Cleo Higgins ( born 1982 ), of the vocal group Cleopatra

He was also the tutor of the children of Antony and Cleopatra ( born in 40 BC ), according to Sophronius.

The genealogy of the blessed Cadoc arises from the most noble emperors of Rome, from the time of the incarnation of Jesus Christ, Augustus Cesar, in whose time Christ was born, begat Octavianus, Octavianus begat Tiberius, Tiberius begat Caius, Caius begat Claudius, Claudius begat Vespasian, Vespasian begat Titus, Titus begat Domitian, Domitian begat Nero, under whom the apostles Peter and Paul suffered, Nero begat Trajan, Trajan begat Adrian, Adrian begat Antonius, Antonius begat Commodus, Commodus begat Meobus, Meobus begat Severus, Severus begat Antonius, Antonius begat Aucanus, Aucanus begat Aurelian, Aurelian begat Alexander, Alexander begat Maximus, Maximus begat Gordian, Gordian begat Philip, Philip begat Decius, Decius begat Gallus, Callus begat Valerian, Valerian begat Cleopatra, Cleopatra begat Aurelian, Aurelian begat Titus, Titus begat Probus, Probus begat Carosius,

She was born in 120 BC, the daughter of Ptolemy IX Lathyros and Cleopatra Selene I.

Cleopatra was born, raised and educated in Alexandria, Egypt.

* In 27 BC, following his defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, the Roman Senate voted him new titles, officially becoming Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus.

* 30 BC – Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, commits suicide, allegedly by means of an asp bite.

Philip, however, declined the contest, and formed a second alliance with Alexander by giving him his daughter ( Alexander I's niece ) Cleopatra in marriage ( 336 BC ).

The alliance commonly known as the Second Triumvirate, renewed for a five-year term in 38 BC, broke down when Octavian came to perceive Caesarion, the son of Julius Caesar and the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII, as a major threat to his power.

In fact, Antony and Cleopatra formally elevated to power Caesarion, then thirteen years of age, in 34 BC, giving him the vague but alarming title of " King of the Kings " ( Donations of Alexandria ).

After Mark Antony's death, Cleopatra eluded the vigilance of her guard Epaphroditus and committed suicide, on 12 August 30 BC.

Cleopatra VII ( 69 – 30 BC ) was the last pharaoh of Egypt, famed lover of Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.

* Cleopatra I Syra ( c. 204 – 176 BC ), princess of the Seleucid Empire and by marriage, queen of Ptolemaic Egypt

* Cleopatra II of Egypt ( c. 185 – 116 BC ), queen ( and briefly sole ruler ) of Ptolemaic Egypt

* Cleopatra III of Egypt ( 161 – 101 BC ), queen of Egypt

* Cleopatra IV of Egypt ( c. 138 – 135 BC ), queen of Egypt

* Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon ( 4th century BC ), wife of Philip II of Macedon

* Cleopatra of Jerusalem ( 1st century BC ), wife of Herod the Great

* Cleopatra of Macedon ( c. 356 – 308 BC ), sister of Alexander the Great, daughter of Philip II of Macedon and Olympias of Epirus

* Cleopatra Selene I ( c. 135 – 130 BC ), daughter of Cleopatra III and Ptolemy VIII Physcon

* Cleopatra Selene II ( 40 – 5 BC ), daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony

* Cleopatra Thea ( c. 164 – 121 BC ), daughter of Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VI Philometor

* Berenice III of Egypt ( 120-80 BC ), queen of Egypt sometimes known as Cleopatra Berenice

In any event, Caesar withstood the Siege of Alexandria and later he defeated the pharaoh's forces at the Battle of the Nile in 47 BC and installed Cleopatra as ruler.

Caesar and Cleopatra celebrated their victory with a triumphal procession on the Nile in the spring of 47 BC.

Antony summoned Cleopatra to Tarsus in October 41 BC.