The Law of Cleopatra

In 59 BC, the future queen Cleopatra of Egypt witnessed the overthrow and banishment of her father. She wanted to rule alone; as long as they were alive, she could not realize her dream. A struggle emerged between Cleopatra and Ptolemy, each trying to push the other to the side. In 48 BC, with the help of a government faction that feared Cleopatra's ambitions, Ptole my forced his sister to flee the country.