When Cleopatra killed herself in Alexandria in Egypt, Alexandria was part of Rome, right?

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Answer 1

Yes, The Romans ( Julius Caesar) had conquered Egypt. Rome conquers Egypt in 30 BCE.

This site will give you the series of events.

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/miscellanea/cleopatra/rixens.html

Answer 2

I know she killed herself in 30 BC. So you are saying Rome conquered Egypt earlier in the year then?

Answer 3

Alexandria had been greatly influenced by Rome, but it was only in 30 B.C., shortly before Cleopatra's death, that it came officially under Roman rule.

http://www.roman-empire.net/maps/empire/provinces/trajan/egypt.html

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