The end rule of Ptolemy XII and the struggle of Cleopatra and her brother over the Egypt rule

When Anthony entered at the head of an army force to the palace of King Ptolemy, he saw the beautiful girl Cleopatra for the first time, she was running until thrown in the arms of her father, crying with joy for her father's return, while she was looked at the long young knight Anthony fulling of gratitude, while Anthony was impressed by her beauty since he saw her for the first time through that silent encounter during which they exchanged glances.

Thus, Ptolemy regained the throne of Egypt again after three years, and after his return, he orchestrated to kill "Berenice" and her supporters, then he seized power uncontested.

Ptolemy did not stay in the rule of Egypt for only four years, during which he remained hated by the Egyptians, and he was enforced on them with the support of the Roman army, and in the year 51 BC Ptolemy died and left a will, in which he nominated his daughter Cleopatra and his younger son as his successors to the rule after his departure.

Now the rule of Egypt after a will of Ptolemy XII became common between Cleopatra and her little brother Ptolemy, but the laws and customs during that period did not favor that status, so these laws and customs were endorsing her male brother and prefer Ptolemy ruling alone, but the matters could not pass that simple in front of a strong and intelligent personality like the character of Cleopatra, and according to the ancient traditions that the Ptolemaic took from the ancient Egyptians, it was possible for Cleopatra to marry her brother, and she did that to maintain ruling, especially since her father favored that marriage in his will, so the rule in Egypt became shared between Cleopatra, who was 19 years old, and her younger brother, who was about 9 years old, who acquired the name of Ptolemy XIII.

intelligent Cleopatra was able to possess the hearts of The Egyptians with her breathtaking charm and bright look, and she also provided them a more comfortable and blissful life compared to what they found of tiredness and deprivation in the  previous era of her father, so she was worthy of the name "beloved of the people", rather she became consider a national symbol where the Egyptians considered her the mythical queen "Isis", who was mentioned in the Egyptian myth that she ruled Egypt with the participation of her husband "Osiris".

But Cleopatra did not enjoy the comfort and bliss as a queen for a long time, as repeated disagreements quickly erupted between her and her younger brother, where each party became disputing and grappling  for ruling, and Cleopatra was aware that she the worthiest  for taking power thanks to the love of the Egyptians for her, and also thanks to what She has experience of things her younger brother misses, but at the same time, her brother was surrounded by a group of his supporters who in fact acted for their personal interests, then they became enemies to Cleopatra, and among the most prominent of them were three men with strong positions in the palace: - "Euthenus Greek Who held the position of advisor to King Ptolemy XIII, and Achillas, he was an Egyptian and held the position of commander of the royal guard, and Theodotus greek, who was a special teacher to the king", Thus the shared ruling became to the brink of collapse, so one party had to get rid of the other, and that conflict lasted for about three years until Ptolemy XIII and his supporters succeeded in forcing Cleopatra to leave Egypt, and she was 22 years old at the time.

Cleopatra left Egypt when the noose was tightened on her, but she was really not weak to accept submission and surrender, as she was managing her affairs in preparation for a strong returning again.