ARSINOE IV

Arsinoe went into exile with her older sister, Cleopatra VII. One might assume a bond of loyalty between the two, one would be wrong. There's lots of conflicting information about Arsinoe, but what seems consistent is this: she went into exile with Cleo, at some point returned to Egypt, somehow came to lead the Macedonian Mob (or in some records, the Pharaoh's army), was captured and displayed by Caesar, and was eventually killed by Marc Antony at Cleo's request. We've created a romantic character for Arsinoe based on the factual events we know. We think of her as equally admiring and jealous of Cleo, which perhaps made her more susceptible to coercion from Pothinus (the eunuch and Ptol XIII's chief advisor) who elevated her to the front of The Macedonian Mob, a subversive group of rebellious citizens . She became the poor-man's Cleopatra, and eventually a martyr to the downtrodden of Egypt.