Stock photography, photos: Cleopatra - Egypt Stock photos of Model posing as Queen Cleopatra VII. Egypt. Cleopatra VII was born in 69 BC in Alexandria, which was then the capital of Egypt. Her father was Egypt's pharaoh, Ptolemy XII, nicknamed Auletes or Flute-Player. Cleopatra was 17 or 18 when she became the queen of Egypt. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: africa, egypt, middle east, cleopatra, queen, ptolemaic period, woman