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Cleopatra VIII  

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  • Cleopatra Selene II
  • Cleopatra VIII of Egypt

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  • Cleopatra Selene II (c. 40–5 BCE), daughter of Queen Cleopatra VII and the Roman triumvir Mark Antony, was a Ptolemaic princess and one of the last heirs of the dynasty. Twin sister of Alexander Helios, she married Juba II of Mauretania, becoming queen of Mauretania and playing a key role in transmitting the Egyptian‑Hellenistic cultural legacy to the western Mediterranean

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http://w3id.org/amshistorica/cleopatra_VIII

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