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Cleopatra Selene (II) Wikipedia

This article is in reference to the daughter of Cleopatra VII of Egypt|Cleopatra VII. For the daughter of Ptolemy VIII of Egypt|Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III of Egypt|Cleopatra III, see Cleopatra Selene (I).

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Cleopatra Selene (40 BC – 6|AD 6), sometimes referred to as Cleopatra VIII, was the daughter of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Mark Antony and the twin sister of Alexander Helios.

After the suicide of her parents she and her brothers were paraded through Rome before being taken in by their father Mark Antony's former wife Octavia.

In about 26 BC she married Juba II of Numidia, and as a wedding present Augustus Caesar made Cleopatra Selene queen of Mauretania in her own right. The couple ruled as king and queen of Numidia until the political situation grew too uncomfortable for them, and then they moved to Mauretania.

They had at least two children: Ptolemy of Mauretania (1 BC – 40|40 AD) and Drusilla of Mauretania (b. 5|5 AD); there may also have been a daughter named Cleopatra. Xenobia of Palmyra traced her descent from them.

image:Juba-selene.jpg|thumb|right| The Tomb of Cleapotra is near the town of Kolea in modern day Algeria, where it is known as Kubr-er-Rumia.

Last Modified:   2005-12-19