: About Me

I live in Fremantle, Western Australia and have been a Freelance Journalist for six years. I also write fiction and non fiction novels and I am currently in the process of researching Fremantle's old lunatic asylum for an upcoming book. I would have to say that I have big ambitions for my career as a Journalist. I am taking steps to further my knowledge and gain more credentials in Journalism and I have a dream of one day owning my own publication. Hopefully sometime soon!

My passion is ...

writing and my family

I know too much about ...

quitting smoking but never doing it!

My parents always told me ...

treat others how you want to be treated

My childhood ambition ...

to be a brilliant author

My favorite memory ...

my fifth christmas

Why I write ...

it makes me happy

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

horror, fantasy and anything else that's interesting

My first job ...

kitchen hand

My best moment ...

having my children

My inspiration ...

my dad

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Biography: Cleopatra, queen of the Nile

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Cleopatra was born in 69BC in Alexandria, Egypt. Cleopatra was the last Egyptian to reign over Egypt, until it fell into Roman control shortly after her death. Cleopatra was a descendant of one of Alexander the Great's predecessors and therefore she belonged to the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. The majority of the Ptolemies spoke Greek as most had refused to speak the native tongue of Egypt. Cleopatra however, was the only Ptolemaic Pharaoh who learned and spoke the Egyptian language. She had defined herself as Egyptian and had adopted the Egyptian religion. Cleopatra had the strong bel...

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