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title: Relief of Cleopatra VII and Caesarion at the Dendera Temple
author: Olaf Tausch
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8293/relief-of-cleopatra-vii-and-caesarion-at-the-dende/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Relief of Cleopatra VII and Caesarion at the Dendera Temple

_Authored by Olaf Tausch_

## Image File

[![Relief of Cleopatra VII and Caesarion at the Dendera Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8293.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8293.jpg)

## Image Caption

This relief from one of the walls of the Dendera [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) in [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) portrays [Cleopatra VII](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cleopatra_VII/) along with her son [Caesarion](https://www.worldhistory.org/caesarion/) as [Pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/). [Cleopatra](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/cleopatra/) had intended for her son to succeed her as ruler of the [Ptolemaic Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemaic_Egypt/), however her defeat at the hands of [Octavian](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) in the Final [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) of the [Roman Republic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Republic/) and Caesarion's subsequent [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) prevented this.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Tausch, O. (2018, March 14). Relief of Cleopatra VII and Caesarion at the Dendera Temple. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8293/relief-of-cleopatra-vii-and-caesarion-at-the-dende/>
### Chicago
Tausch, Olaf. "Relief of Cleopatra VII and Caesarion at the Dendera Temple." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 14, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8293/relief-of-cleopatra-vii-and-caesarion-at-the-dende/>.
### MLA
Tausch, Olaf. "Relief of Cleopatra VII and Caesarion at the Dendera Temple." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8293/relief-of-cleopatra-vii-and-caesarion-at-the-dende/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dendera_Tempel_Kleopatra_C%C3%A4sarion_05.jpg) by [**Olaf Tausch**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dendera_Tempel_Kleopatra_C%C3%A4sarion_05.jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 14 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.