![]() Cleopatra herself was of Greek descent as Alexander the Great conquered Egypt and Ptolemy, one of his generals successors, adopted Egyptian royal customs even up to marrying siblings.All the Severan Emperors except for Septimius Severus were descendants of Cleopatra through Julia Domna and Julia Maesa.Despite Dovahhatty's exaggerated portrayal of Cleopatra, the theme of her being Dido's reincarnation-along with Queen Zenobia as she tend to emulate Cleopatra-was based on Virgil's metaphor of conflict between Cleopatra (Dido) and Aeneas (Octavian) along with foreshadowing of Punic War. ![]() only to fall in love with the direct descendant of Aeneas and have a child with him,after the infamous assassinationof Julius Caesar orchestrated by the Senate, using her black magic, she managed to manipulate Caesar's best friend to fulfill his demands and destroy civilization.When she was about to obtain her wish, she was defeated by Cesar's great-nephew / adopted son, Octavian and she was forced to commited suicide, cursing Rome before doing so. After swearing vengeance against Aeneas' descendants only to end up failing, she decided to go straight to his dark wish and reincarnate to exact revenge with his bare hands. Cleopatra was the last independent pharaoh of Egypt and the first known reincarnation of Dido.
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