As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was a marriage system of "same surname and no marriage" in China, even if later the magnates in order to consolidate their own power, kissing and kissing, it was also the relationship between cousins or cousins, marriage between brothers and sisters has always been a fallacy in China, but in foreign countries, there are still many things.
As we all know, foreigners pay special attention to blood, in order to ensure the purity of blood, as well as the continuation of power, close relatives marriage is not uncommon, the famous Cleopatra, the two husbands are also brothers, but none of the 4 children are their own brothers, and both brothers are also due to Cleopatra and died.
Cleopatra VII was the last female pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt. Cleo did not have the right to choose his marriage freely, and in Egyptian law at that time, Cleo had to marry his half-brother Ptolemy XIII, and after the marriage the two ruled together.
But there was no love between Ptolemy XIII and Cleo, not even basic affection, the two fought for power, and finally Cleo was driven to Syria, but Cleo raised an army in Syria.
In addition, Ptolemy XIII originally wanted to get rid of Cleo by the hand of Gaius Julius Caesar (known as Caesar the Great), but cleo, who was at a young age and beautiful, fascinated Caesar, and later Ptolemy XIII died in the desert, and Cleo lived with Caesar, and the two had a son.
However, Cleo came to power in ancient Egypt and entered into marriage with his half-brother Ptolemy XIV, Caesar was always Cleo's lover, and Ptolemy XIV was naturally clear about this, and he was only the nominal ruler, and everything was involuntary.
In 44 BC, Caesar was stabbed to death, and Cleo's expectations of becoming the First Lady of Rome were dashed, so he returned to Egypt and poisoned Ptolemy XIV, and then her son was made Ptolemy XV.
After Caesar's death, his adopted son Octavian and his subordinate Mark Antony quelled the rebellion in Rome and divided the sphere of influence. In 41 BC, Antony summoned Cleo, and Cleo seized the opportunity, and Antony, equivalent to the second Caesar, fell into Cleo's gentle country.
But Anthony's wife was Octavian's sister Octavia, and Cleo was his mistress. By 37 BC, when Antony and Octavian were at loggerheads, Antony simply sent Octavia back to Rome, and then, contrary to Roman tradition, married Cleo, but it was not a pure marriage.
At that time, If Antony wanted to win the game against Octavian, he wanted Egypt to help financially, and Cleo wanted to take power in Egypt and continue the Ptolemaic dynasty, so the combination of Antony and Cleo was also the trend of the situation.
Antony was also willing to give cleo the central region of Syria, some cities along the Phoenician coast, the island of Cyprus, and parts of the kingdom of Nabat. Even in 34 BC, When Antony returned victoriously, a triumphal ceremony was held in Alexandria, Egypt, according to Egyptian etiquette, and Cleo was revered as "Queen of kings." Cleopatra VII bore Antony three children.
As a result, in Rome, Cleo did not enjoy a good reputation, and at the same time, Antony's prestige was discredited, and in the end, Antony failed to fight Octavian, and Cleo let a poisonous snake end his life after Antony's suicide.