Housed in the British Museum is a striking artifact from ancient Egypt—the mummy of a young woman named Cleopatra. This Cleopatra is not the legendary queen we often think of, but a 17-year-old girl who lived in Egypt during its Roman Period, around 100-120 CE. This Cleopatra was far from ordinary; inscriptions indicate she was the daughter of Candace, associated with the prominent Cornelius Pollius family. Her father held the prestigious position of Archon of Thebes under Emperor Trajan, placin