Cleopatra (b. 354 BCE)

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Cleopatra (b. 354 bce)

Princess of Macedon. Born c. 354 bce; dau. of Olympias (c. 371–316 bce) and Philip II, king of Macedon; sister of Alexander III the Great (356–323 bce), king of Macedon; m. her uncle Alexander (brother of her mother Olympias), king of Epirus.

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