Kleopatra Selene

My name is Kleopatra Selene, daughter of Kleopatra and Marcus Antonius, twin of Alexander Helios, the last of the Ptolemies. With the loss of my parents and country at age eleven I was taken to Rome, cared for by my father's wife. I am a princess of...

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25 BCE-Julia bowed her head in honour to the newly restored Princess of Egypt.

Julia’s son Pompey and brother, Caesaron, had taken Rome from Octavian - and the Ptolemies were re-established as the rulers of Egypt.

Julia was quite fond of Selene, and took on a sort of motherly role toward her. She waved for the Princess to sit beside her.

“Clearly as you know, before Octavian was taken down, you had been betrothed to Juba, and promised to be the Queen of Mauretania.” Caesar’s daughter smiled softly, her eyes sparkling with sympathy. “I can quite tell, you are in love with him. But now that Egypt is your family’s one again…do you plan on marrying King Caesarion, by custom?”

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Her gaze shifted to the woman who had appeared beside her, a small smile gracing her full lips as she nodded in return. A sign of respect she showed to few Romans, Julia being the most common exception.

It was a joyous time, her family was restored to the throne of Egypt, Ptolemies would once more rule, no Roman would ever tarnish their land by thinking it their own. The victory had brought a certain joy to her which she had not felt for some time now.

When she posed her question Selene fell silent, unsure of what to say. She had given it much thought, she was the daughter of history's most famous lovers, to marry for duty seemed to tarnish such legacy. Yet, a queen did what was best for her people, something her mother had at times neglected in her love for her father. She had no clue which to choose, love or duty. And she feared having guilt and regret resting on her shoulders, guilt for abandoning her family, guilt for rejecting a man she loved. And regret the moment she would have to know that another sat beside the man she loved so dearly.

"My brother has yet to approach me regarding such a match. Since it was never officially announced by our mother while she lived, I, I shall proceed on for the time being and should my brother ask for my hand," she fought the bile that rose in her throat at the thought of it, "Then I shall make my choice."

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“--A holy man? In the house of Octav-- Caesar, does he need some great work blessed by the gods?”

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“--But how can it be considered free will if there is such consequence? It is like a mother saying a child may have a sweet cake but will be confined to their chambers for doing so. It is not free will, it is making your god’s preferred choice or being punished.”

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“So you’re my future bride/groom? You’re not what I expected at all.”

“I know it doesn’t seem so, but I will take care of you.”

“Let’s get this straight, I’m only agreeing with this arrangement so my parents would shut up.”

“I…think I’m in love?”

“You don’t have to worry, I’m never going to touch you.”

“I look forward to getting to know you better.”

“Are you scared? Don’t be. ‘ll protect you from today onwards.”

“You are the reason why I can’t be happy.”

“I don’t want to marry you at all, the person I love is someone else.”

“We’ll make this work out.”

“Don’t run away from this, from me!”

“I can’t believe they’re making us get together.”

“It’s crazy, isn’t it? Two complete strangers who know nothing about each other being brought together like this.”

“The moment I saw you, I knew we were meant to be.”

“I know it’s already been arranged, but let me do this properly…Will you marry me?”

“All right, all right! If you’re so against it, then we can work together to sabotage our own wedding!”

“If I don’t win your heart in a month we can call off the wedding.”

“You are mine now. Don’t look at anyone else.”

“Don’t cry. I promise I will love you and protect you to the best of my ability, til death do we part.”

“I have loved the idea of you since before you were even born.”

“ have been eagerly awaiting the day I could finally meet you…and I am not disappointed. You are beautiful.”

“I don’t think this is going to work out. It’s a mistake to go through with this.”

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They say ‘time heals,’ but even now I know that’s a lie. What people really mean is that eventually you’ll get used to the pain. You’ll forget who you were without it; you’ll forget what you looked like without your scars.

Claudia Gray, A Thousand Pieces of You (via wordsnquotes)

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““If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially.”  –Ernest Hemingway

Alexander Helios      Kleopatra Selene       Ptolemy Philadelphus                       The children of Antony and Cleopatra

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Cleopatra Selene II (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Σελήνη; late 40 BC – ?), also known as Cleopatra VIII of Egypt or Cleopatra VIII, was a Ptolemaic Princess and was the only daughter to Greek Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Roman triumvir Mark Antony. She was the fraternal twin of Ptolemaic prince Alexander Helios. Her second name in ancient and modern Greek means moon, being the counterpart of her twin brother‘s second name Helios, meaning sun. She was of Greek and Roman heritage. Cleopatra was born, raised and educated in Alexandria, Egypt. In late 34 BC, during the Donations of Alexandria, she was made ruler of Cyrenaica and Libya. 

                                                                                                                   Her parents, Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII, were defeated by Octavian (future Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus), during a naval battle at Actium, Greece in 31 BC. In 30 BC, her parents committed suicide as Octavian and his army invaded Egypt. Octavian captured Cleopatra and her brothers and took them from Egypt to Italy. Octavian celebrated his military triumph in Rome by parading the three orphans in heavy golden chains in the streets. The chains were so heavy that they could not walk. Octavian gave the siblings to Octavia Minor to be raised in her household in Rome. Octavia Minor, who became their guardian, was Octavian’s second eldest sister and was their father’s former wife.                                                                                                             Between 26-20 BC, Augustus arranged for Cleopatra to marry King Juba II of Numidia in Rome. The Emperor Augustus gave to Cleopatra as a wedding present a huge dowry and she became an ally to Rome. By then her brothers, Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus are presumed to have died, possibly from illness or assassination. When Cleopatra married Juba, she was the only surviving member of the Ptolemaic dynasty.                                                                                                                   Juba and Cleopatra could not return to Numidia as it had been provincialized in 46 BC. The couple were sent to Mauretania, an unorganized territory that needed Roman supervision. They renamed their new capital Caesarea (modern Cherchell, Algeria), in honor of the Emperor.                                                                                                        

 Cleopatra is said to have exercised great influence on policies that Juba created. Through her influence, the Mauretanian Kingdom flourished. Mauretania exported and traded well throughout the Mediterranean. The construction and sculptural projects at Caesarea and at another city Volubilis, were built and display a rich mixture of Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman architectural styles.

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“I know how that is, you and your brother took so long to get here Olympos was ready to skin your father alive if something happened to me,” she said, wishing she’d been able to be there for her. She’d been there both times for Aurelia, but hadn’t been able to get away to travel all the way to Mauretania until now.

“You are just as Roman as he is,” she said with a grin, eagerly taking the little boy from her arms. She settled him onto her hip and laughed when he tried to grab one of her long, dangling earrings. “You be careful there little Ptolemy,” she joked, gently taking his fist away and kissing the top of his head, “You don’t want to pull your poor grandmother’s ear off do you?”

“Ptolemy, no.” She said softly when he reached for her mother’s earring. “Yes but there were two of us,” Selene laughed, thinking about how very long and almost endless her son’s birth had been. “He took so long and was so tiny, we couldn’t help but wonder if the servants had switched the baby for another.”

“I am not,” she said indignantly, “I am Egyptian, I just happen to have been married to the most Roman Berber in Africa.” She laughed, poking fun at her husband as she always did on the subject.

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This week was ass but here I am!

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