Outline the main influences on Cleopatra's early life: Cleopatra VII was raised in Alexandria, the cultural capital of the Hellenistic east. ... In 44bc, Cleopatra joined Caesar in Rome. ... One can only imagine the depth of Cleopatra's grief. "For Cleopatra there was no more Gods on earth" (Cleopatra's palace). ... However, Cleopatra did manage through her alliances with caesar and Antony, to restore Egypt to the great cultural centre that it had been during the reign of her ancestors. ...

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