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She Became Pharaoh When She Was 18 Years Old

Cleopatra became a pharaoh – the Egyptian equivalent of a king or queen – when she was just 18 years old! The only downside was that she had to share the power with her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII, who was only 10 years old at the time. Imagine, a teenage girl and her younger brother being given the power to rule an entire country!

She Became Pharaoh When She Was 18 Years Old