Cleopatra (about 69–30 BC) was a queen of Egypt in the last years of her country’s old royal line. Stories remember her as striking to look at, but she was also a political leader who had to deal with Rome.

Cleopatra (about 69–30 BC) was a queen of Egypt克麗奧佩脫拉（約西元前69至30年）是埃及的女王 in the last years of her country's old royal line活在她國家古老王朝的最後幾年。Stories remember her as striking to look at故事總記得她相貌出眾, but she was also a political leader who had to deal with Rome但她其實也是一位必須應付羅馬的政治領袖。

She became the lover of Julius Caesar, and later of Mark Antony. When she and Antony lost a war to Octavian — the man who became Rome’s first emperor — the famous ending says she died by the bite of a small poisonous snake, an asp.

She became the lover of Julius Caesar她成了凱撒的情人, and later of Mark Antony後來又成了馬克·安東尼的情人。When she and Antony lost a war to Octavian當她和安東尼在戰爭中敗給屋大維──the man who became Rome's first emperor也就是後來成為羅馬第一位皇帝的人──the famous ending says有名的結局說 she died by the bite of a small poisonous snake, an asp她被一條小型毒蛇──埃及眼鏡蛇（asp）咬死。

Though actually, that snake story is the version plays love; we cannot stand next to her and check every detail. Shakespeare’s play Antony and Cleopatra is built on her life with Antony.

Though actually不過其實, that snake story is the version plays love這個蛇咬的說法是戲劇偏愛的版本; we cannot stand next to her and check every detail我們沒辦法站在她身邊逐項查證。Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra莎士比亞的劇作《安東尼與克麗奧佩脫拉》 is built on her life with Antony就是根據她和安東尼的這段生活寫成的。

In English the name is always capitalised. In Taiwan many people first meet her as 「埃及豔后」— a nickname about fame and allure, not her real title.

In English the name is always capitalised英文裡這個名字一律大寫。In Taiwan在台灣, many people first meet her as 「埃及豔后」很多人最先是以「埃及豔后」認識她的──a nickname about fame and allure這是個關於名氣和魅力的稱號, not her real title而不是她真正的頭銜。