Cleopatra's Daughter

 

If modern people were asked about the Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII (70/69 BC–30 BC) they would most likely draw upon the knowledge they gained by watching Elizabeth Taylor as the enticing femme fatale in the movie from 1963. However, there are several other actresses who have appeared in movies about the famous queen's life, like for instance, Vivien Leigh in a movie from 1945. And what's more the histprical Cleopatra was so much more than those depicting her ....

There is a tradition of turning the queen into some sort of sex-goddess who first and foremost gained her fame from seducing the powerful men of her day: Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony. However, much indicate that she was a smart woman who knew more than most Egyptian rulers before her. According to Plutarch she had an aptitude for languages and spoke several foreign languages, thus being able to negotiate, discuss or just talk with people of other countries. As a token of her acclaimed smartness she even saw to it that the belief in her divinity as "the reincarnation of the goddess Isis" was established.  

The most famous movie love couple Cleopatra VII and Roman Triumvir Mark Anthony definitely is Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. As far as I remember the movie only depicted the young son Cleopatra had by Julius Caesar, namely Caesarion. He is assumed to have been the only biological son of Julius Caesar and that made him an important pawn in the fight for power in The Roman Empire. That fact must be the reason why he was killed by Octavian whom we know as Augustus, i.e. the first Roman emperor.

Caesarion (47 BC-30 BC)

However, Cleopatra had several other children, one of them being her namesake, Cleopatra Selene II, i.e. the daughter she had by her lover, Mark Anthony. After the defeat and suicides of her parents she succeeded in surviving the turmoil of Augustus' rise to emperor and being paraded as a prisoner of war with her twin brother in the streets of Rome. Her survival may have been made easier by her stay with Augustus' sister, Octavia the Younger, who had been married to her father, Mark Anthony. As to her two brothers they "disappeared" from the historical annals and are presumed dead, either by illness or murder.

A Roman bust of either Cleopatra VII or her daughter Cleopatra Selene

Not only did Cleopatra Selene survive, but she also became the queen consort of Juba II of Numidia and Mauretania. As such she had great influence on everything concerning government decisions. It seems that she was especially interested in trade and architecture, making her mark on that part of the country's success.

 

Presumably Cleopatra Selene

When Augustus decided to confer the newly created client kingdom of Mauretania on Cleopatra Selene and Juba II the young rulers renamed the new capital Caesarea in honor of him. Through her granddaughter - or great-grandaughter, Drusilla, the lineage of Cleopatra VII and Mark Anthony was intertwined with the Roman nobility.

Wikipedia

https://movieweb.com/best-movies-about-cleopatra/