▁some ▁Pers ian ▁and ▁Sy rian ▁ancest ry , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁her ▁Mac ed onian ▁Greek ▁family ▁( the ▁P to le ma ic ▁dynast y ) ▁had ▁inter ming led ▁with ▁the ▁Sele uc id ▁arist ocracy ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁( not ably ▁including ▁the ▁first ▁Cle op atra , ▁Queen ▁Cle op atra ▁I ▁Sy ra , ▁wife ▁of ▁P to le my ▁V ▁of ▁Egypt ). ▁While ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁identity ▁is ▁uncertain , ▁she ▁is ▁generally ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁Cle op atra ▁V ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁the ▁sister ▁or ▁cousin ▁wife ▁of ▁P to le my ▁XII ▁Au let es , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁P to le my ▁IX ▁or ▁P to le my ▁X . ▁Additionally , ▁while ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁her ▁pat ernal ▁grand m other ▁is ▁not ▁certain , ▁she ▁is ▁generally ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁Cle op atra ▁IV , ▁via ▁P to le my ▁XII ' s ▁father , ▁P to le my ▁IX ▁L ath y ros , ▁or ▁a ▁Greek ▁Alexand rian ▁woman . ▁Cla ims ▁of ▁il leg it im acy ▁were ▁never ▁used ▁against ▁Cle op atra ▁in ▁the ▁extremely ▁host ile ▁propag anda ▁campaign ▁by ▁August us , ▁Michael ▁Grant ▁not ing ▁that ▁if ▁Cle op atra ▁had ▁been ▁il leg it imate , ▁her ▁" numer ous ▁Roman ▁enemies ▁would ▁have ▁revealed ▁this ▁to ▁the ▁world ." ▁▁ ▁Grant ▁also ▁propos es ▁that ▁Cle op atra ' s ▁pat ernal ▁grand m other