69 BC

Events in 69 BC 1

• 69 BC – 30 BC Cleopatra VII -- the last pharaoh Cleopatra VII (ruled 51-30 BC) is the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty. Uniquely among the Ptolemies, she speaks Egyptian as well as eight other languages. Her alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony are attempts to preserve Egyptian independence against Rome. After defeat at Actium (31 BC), she commits suicide on 12 August 30 BC. Egypt becomes a Roman province and 3,000 years of pharaonic civilisation end.