This is the Story of What Happened to the Real Cleopatra

Her father’s restoration proved that royal blood alone was not enough to hold Egypt. Money, soldiers, and Roman approval could decide who sat on the throne and who was removed from it.

Cleopatra understood that Rome could be dangerous, but it could also become a powerful ally when used carefully. She would later depend on that knowledge during the greatest crisis of her life. First, however, her father died, leaving the kingdom in the hands of an eighteen-year-old queen.