Cleopatra
69 BC to 30 BC
11 documented presences
9 places
Quo Fuit places 11 dated presences for Cleopatra across 9 places, from 69 BC to 30 BC. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (70/69 BC10 or 12 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic pharaoh.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Cleopatra was documented, and when
13 January 69 BCexact date
22 March 51 BCexact date
Hermonthisattested
“Ptolemy XII died sometime before 22 March 51 BC, when Cleopatra, in her first act as queen, began her voyage to Hermonthis, near Thebes, to install a new sacred Buchis bull, worshiped as an intermediary for the god Montu in the Ancient E…”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
22 March 51 BCexact date
Thebes, Egyptattested
“Ptolemy XII died sometime before 22 March 51 BC, when Cleopatra, in her first act as queen, began her voyage to Hermonthis, near Thebes, to install a new sacred Buchis bull, worshiped as an intermediary for the god Montu in the Ancient E…”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
23 June 47 BCexact date
Serapeum of Saqqaraattested
“Caesarion, Cleopatra's alleged child with Caesar, was born sometime in 47, possibly on 23 June 47 BC if stele at the Serapeum of Saqqara that mentions "King Caesar" refers to him.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
November 41 BCmonth
Alexandriaattested
“Cleopatra invited Antony to come to Egypt before departing from Tarsos, which led Antony to visit Alexandria by November 41 BC.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
November 41 BCmonth
Ancient Egyptattested
“Cleopatra invited Antony to come to Egypt before departing from Tarsos, which led Antony to visit Alexandria by November 41 BC.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
November 41 BCmonth
Tarsosattested
“Cleopatra invited Antony to come to Egypt before departing from Tarsos, which led Antony to visit Alexandria by November 41 BC.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
39 BC to 36 BCperiod
Ancient Athensattested
“Relations between Antony and Cleopatra perhaps soured when he not only married Octavia, but also sired her two children, Antonia the Elder in 39 BC and Antonia Minor in 36 BC, and moved his headquarters to Athens.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
31 BCyear
Actiumattested
“Antony and Cleopatra set up their winter headquarters at Patrai in Greece, and by the spring of 31 BC they had moved to Actium, on the southern side of the Ambracian Gulf.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
31 BCyear
Patraiattested
“Antony and Cleopatra set up their winter headquarters at Patrai in Greece, and by the spring of 31 BC they had moved to Actium, on the southern side of the Ambracian Gulf.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
12 August 30 BCexact date
Alexandriadocumented
“Octavian entered Alexandria on 1 August 30 BC, occupied the palace, and seized Cleopatra's three youngest children.”
source: Wikidata: Q635 · 2 sources agree
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Places Cleopatra is documented in
Alexandria3 presences · 69 BC to 30 BC
Actium1 presence · 31 BC
Ancient Athens1 presence · 39 BC
Ancient Egypt1 presence · 41 BC
Hermonthis1 presence · 51 BC
Patrai1 presence · 31 BC
Serapeum of Saqqara1 presence · 47 BC
Tarsos1 presence · 41 BC
Thebes, Egypt1 presence · 51 BC
Other places tied to Cleopatra in the record
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57 BCyear
Ancient Egyptmentioned
“When the Roman Senate denied Ptolemy XII the offer of an armed escort and provisions for a return to Egypt, he decided to leave Rome in late 57 BC and reside at the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
57 BCyear
Temple of Artemismentioned
“When the Roman Senate denied Ptolemy XII the offer of an armed escort and provisions for a return to Egypt, he decided to leave Rome in late 57 BC and reside at the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
57 BCyear
Ephesusmentioned
“When the Roman Senate denied Ptolemy XII the offer of an armed escort and provisions for a return to Egypt, he decided to leave Rome in late 57 BC and reside at the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
31 May 52 BCexact date
Denderamentioned
“On 31 May 52 BC, Cleopatra was made a regent to Ptolemy XII, as indicated by an inscription in the Temple of Hathor at Dendera.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
31 May 52 BCexact date
Dendera Temple complexmentioned
“On 31 May 52 BC, Cleopatra was made a regent to Ptolemy XII, as indicated by an inscription in the Temple of Hathor at Dendera.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
49 BCyear
Gaulmentioned
“After returning to Italy from the wars in Gaul and crossing the Rubicon in January of 49 BC, Caesar had forced Pompey and his supporters to flee to Greece.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
49 BCyear
Italymentioned
“After returning to Italy from the wars in Gaul and crossing the Rubicon in January of 49 BC, Caesar had forced Pompey and his supporters to flee to Greece.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
49 BCyear
Greecementioned
“After returning to Italy from the wars in Gaul and crossing the Rubicon in January of 49 BC, Caesar had forced Pompey and his supporters to flee to Greece.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
48 BCyear
Ancient Romementioned
“By the spring of 48 BC Cleopatra had traveled to Roman Syria with her younger sister, Arsinoe IV, to gather an invasion force that would head to Egypt.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
48 BCyear
Roman Syriamentioned
“By the spring of 48 BC Cleopatra had traveled to Roman Syria with her younger sister, Arsinoe IV, to gather an invasion force that would head to Egypt.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
48 BCyear
Tyre, Lebanonmentioned
“In Greece, Caesar and Pompey's forces engaged each other at the decisive Battle of Pharsalus on 9August 48 BC, leading to the destruction of most of Pompey's army and his forced flight to Tyre, Lebanon.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
28 September 48 BCexact date
Pelousionmentioned
“In a scheme devised by Theodotus, Pompey arrived by ship near Pelousion after being invited by a written message, only to be ambushed and stabbed to death on 28 September 48 BC.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
April 47 BCmonth
Anatoliamentioned
“Caesar departed from Egypt around April 47 BC, allegedly to confront Pharnaces II of Pontus, the son of Mithridates VI of Pontus, who was stirring up trouble for Rome in Anatolia.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
42 BCyear
Battle of Philippimentioned
“By the autumn of 42 BC, Antony had defeated the forces of Caesar's assassins at the Battle of Philippi in Greece, leading to the suicides of Cassius and Brutus.”
source: Wikipedia: Cleopatra
40 BCyear
September 40 BCmonth
December 40 BCmonth
37 BC to 33 BCperiod
36 BCyear
33 BCyear
32 BCyear
2 September 31 BCexact date
21 September 31 BCexact date
30 BCyear
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