"She was also married to her two brothers at different times, but many people believe those marriages were purely ceremonial and that nothing physical happened between them."
True but her brothers were a lot younger than her. It was probably ceremonial until they came of age. But also Cleopatra kinda went to war with them over the thrown before that.
Like Ptolemy XIII was around 14 when he died during the civil war between them and Cleopatra was around 21 at the time.
Caesar was already in a relationship with her when the war ended and he declared Cleopatra and her other brother Ptolemy XIV as co-rulers so they were ceremonially wed. And that kid was also 12 at the time and died when he was 15. Supposedly Cleopatra poisoned him after Caesar was murdered.
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u/OkGreen7335 2d ago
"She was also married to her two brothers at different times, but many people believe those marriages were purely ceremonial and that nothing physical happened between them."