The Ptolemaic Dynasty: Where Family Reunions Get Deadly

The Ptolemaic dynasty turned family drama into an extreme sport. Cleopatra's dynasty was notorious for its brutality, with family members often murdering each other for power. Cleopatra herself was not exempt from this ruthless tradition, allegedly responsible for the deaths of her two younger brothers and her sister.

This familial violence, while shocking by modern standards, was often a necessity for survival in the cutthroat world of ancient politics.