FACTS ABOUT THE QUEEN From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: July 1, 2001 | Copyright 2001 Chicago Sun-Times. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Cleopatra VII (70; 69-30 B.C.):

Reign: 21 years, from 51 to 30 B.C.

Parents: Ptolemy XII Auletes ("flute player") was Cleopatra's father; her mother probably was Auletes' sister, Cleopatra V. Her grandmother was a concubine of uncertain identity, prompting speculation about racial ancestry. But "Nobody will ever be able to determine" whether she had any Egyptian, Nubian or other blood, said the Field Museum's David Foster.

On the throne: Cleopatra took over in 51 B.C. when...

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