Summary: Cleopatra Selene was the daughter of Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, and Mark Antony, the Roman general. Cleopatra Selene was declared the future queen of Cyrenaica and Crete on the day her father returned from battle, until war was proclaimed against her mother queen of Egypt. His mother, the queen, and his father, the Roman general, go to war only to return defeated. Octavian, the Roman emperor, has come to take possession of all the riches of Egypt, its queen and her children. Before leaving, the queen of Egypt kills herself knowing that her children will be protected while they are in Rome. Cleopatra Selene has declared war on the Roman Emperor and proclaims that she will take back Egypt using the powers and gifts the gods have given her. During his journey he loses his brother, Ptolemy. She is soon sent to marry the new king of Mauretania, but her twin brother, Alexander, dies before they arrive due to being poisoned by Octavian's sister, Octavia. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay Personal Response: I personally liked the book, at first I thought it would be really boring and that I wouldn't read it, but it was very interesting. I learned a lot from this book about Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome thanks to the book and the research I did on the characters in the book and I also learned some new vocabulary like Cleopatra Selene was not only named after her mother but also after the goddess Greek Selene goddess of the moon. It was exciting to see how Cleopatra Selene was able to move forward despite all the hardships she had gone through with the sole thought of reconquering Egypt. As you read you see how much she has grown since the first day she arrived in Rome. She has grown into a very intelligent, wise and cunning woman. Setting Analysis: The setting had a lot to do with how Cleopatra Selene was treated and how she felt. At first she was as happy as ever and there wasn't a worry in the world for her. “As the priests and priestess sang the final prayers, I wanted to jump, cheer and laugh. It was my family's proudest moment!” (10) The atmosphere is very exciting and happy and because of this she is equally happy. “I shivered now, despite the heat. Sweat was already sticking to my back on my pleated white linen dress, even though the sun had just risen over the hills. High summer in Rome was miserable enough” (160) Here in this scene Selene was feeling miserable and the heat of Rome doesn't help and the fact that she is chained to a wagon. So her very bold spirit is a little weakened by the things around her. “I cradled the back of Alexandro's head with one hand and wrapped the strips of linen around it with the other. When I reached his eyes, I started crying again." Death is a sensitive topic, no matter who you are. In this scene he is on a boat with his enemies, his servant and his dead brother. The setting breaks her spirit. In this book the setting contributed a lot to how Cleopatra Selene felt. It can make her feel happy, devastated, or pathetic. It all depends on where it is located.