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Which dynasty did Cleopatra VII belong to?
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Cleopatra, carving from the temple of Horus at Idfū, Egypt.
Cleopatra VII belonged to the Ptolemaic dynasty, a Macedonian royal house that ruled ancient Egypt from 305 BCE until her death in 30 BCE. Founded by Ptolemy I Soter, the dynasty emerged following the death of Alexander the Great and established a Hellenistic monarchy that was the last to fall under Roman dominion.123