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She Was Exiled by Her Younger Brother Ptolemy XIII
Three years after taking power, the stage was set for one of the little-known Cleopatra facts. Cleopatra was ousted from power and sent into exile. Her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII, became the sole ruler. She was forced from power and out of Alexandria. Cleopatra had upset a group of warriors who had been placed in Egypt to protect the rule of her father, Ptolemy XII. Cleopatra attempted a rebellion but had no choice and had to leave Egypt.
