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Which territories were granted to Cleopatra VII's children during the Donations of Alexandria?

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Stone relief carving of Queen Cleopatra in profile holding a scepter and ankh, with hieroglyphic inscriptions, on the wall of the Temple of Horus at Edfu, Egypt.
Cleopatra Cleopatra, carving from the temple of Horus at Idfū, Egypt.

During the Donations of Alexandria in 34 BCE, Mark Antony and Cleopatra distributed various territories to their children to establish them as rulers of the region. The allocations were as follows:1

  • Alexander Helios: Awarded Armenia and the territory located beyond the Euphrates River.1
  • Ptolemy: Awarded the lands situated to the west of the Euphrates.1
  • Cleopatra Selene: Named ruler of Cyrene.1

Additionally, during the ceremony, Cleopatra was proclaimed "queen of kings," and her son with Julius Caesar, Caesarion, was declared "king of kings," a move intended to challenge the legitimacy of Octavian.1