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How did Cleopatra die?
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Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, died in 30 BC. The most widely accepted account of her death is that she committed suicide, traditionally believed to have been by allowing an asp (a type of snake) to bite her, although some historical sources suggest that she may have used other means, such as poison.
Her death followed the defeat of her forces, along with those of her partner Mark Antony, by Octavian (later known as Augustus) at the Battle of Actium and the subsequent defeat in Alexandria. After Antony's death, Cleopatra arranged to meet her fate rather than be captured and paraded in a Roman triumph. The details of her death have been dramatized and romanticized throughout history, but the true circumstances may never be known with complete certainty.
Her death followed the defeat of her forces, along with those of her partner Mark Antony, by Octavian (later known as Augustus) at the Battle of Actium and the subsequent defeat in Alexandria. After Antony's death, Cleopatra arranged to meet her fate rather than be captured and paraded in a Roman triumph. The details of her death have been dramatized and romanticized throughout history, but the true circumstances may never be known with complete certainty.