Cleopatra’s family was descendant from Ptolemy one of Alexander the Great’s generals. That’s why all the males in the dynasty had the name Ptolemy. Her immediate family consisted of her father, Ptolemy XII, Cleopatra V, who may or may not have been her mother, three sisters and two brothers. Her sister’s names were Cleopatra VI, Berenice IV, and Arsonoe IV. Her brothers were Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV.

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