Cleopatra was not queen of Egypt.
Cleopatra VII Philopator ( Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ 69 -- August 12 , 30 BC ) , known to history simply as Cleopatra , was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt , briefly survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion . The Roman province of Egypt ( , [ ajˈɡʏptʊs ] ; Aigyptos [ ɛ́ːɡyptos ] ) was established in 30 BC after Octavian ( the future emperor Augustus ) defeated his rival Mark Antony , deposed his lover Queen Cleopatra VII and annexed the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt to the Roman Empire .