1. Cleopatra vs. Nefertiti
Queens
Cleopatra vs. Nefertiti
By: Alex Bajzath
Pr.8

2. Cleopatra: Full name- Cleopatra VII Thea Philpater
Mom- Cleopatra V Tryphanea
Dad- Ptolemy XII Auletes - at the time he was pharaoh
Born: 69 B.C.

3. Nefertiti:
Full Name- Nefertiti (which means “the beautiful one has come”)- later she changed it to Neferneferuatn
Mom- Unrecorded
Dad- Unrecorded- Rumored to be Ay
Born:1390 B.C.

4. Friends of the Queens : Olympus Theophilus Julia Caesar (relationship)
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Olympus
Theophilus
Julia Caesar (relationship)
Mark Antony (husband)
Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten (husband)
King Tut (son in law)

5. Queen Fun Facts
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Both
Oldest Child
Spoke 9 languages
Very musical voice
Had four children
Not very beautiful, but
charming
VERY BEAUTIFUL!
Six daughters
Most details of life are unrecorded
Disappears from history in 14th year of husband’s reign
Married young
Cleopatra – age 12
Nefertiti – age 15
Ruled as co-regent
Featured in a lot of Egyptian art

6. Cleopatra’s Reign
Inherited throne with brother, became queen at age 18
Many enemies, including Octavian (Augustus)
Good and bad ruler – killed youngest brother, made her son co- regent
Last queen of Egypt
Dynasty gave way to Roman rule, & Egypt’s economic
collapse
Many movies and books made about her

7. Nefertiti’s Reign
Ruled during the 18th dynasty, during a time of great wealth gained through military trade
A lot of art and culture that went into the next dynasty
Most remembered for religious changes – changed worship from Amen-ra to Aten, went from many gods to one god
Good and bad ruler:beloved by the people yet resented for religion changes
Helped build new city Amarna
After Akhenaten died, King Tut went back to old religion and destroyed all evidence of Akhenaten’s reign
In 1913 a sculpture is found-it is pictured above

8. Who do they remind me of? Nefertiti (and Akhentan) Cleopatra
Hillary Clinton - very smart, clever politician’s, and ambitious for power
President and Mrs. Obama - promised change, very well known, and very powerful

9. Resources I used: Google and Google Images www.ask.com www.answers.com