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Cleopatra VII Philopator  ( Greek : Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ;  69 BC – 10 August 30 BC), often referred to simply as  Cleopatra,  was Queen of the  Ptolemaic Kingdom  of  Egypt , and its last active  ruler .  A member of the  Ptolemaic dynasty , she was a descendant of its founder  Ptolemy I Soter , a  Macedonian Greek  general and  companion  of  Alexander the Great .  After the  death of Cleopatra , Egypt became  a province  of the  Roman Empire , marking the end of the second to  last Hellenistic state  and  the age  that had lasted since the  reign of Alexander  (336–323 BC).  Her native language was  Koine Greek , and she was the only Ptolemaic ruler to learn the  Egyptian language . Quick Facts  Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, Reign ... Quick Facts  hieroglyphs ... In 58 BC, Cleopatra presumably a...