The Mysterious Mummy of Cleopatra: A Window into Ancient Egypt During the Roman Era 😳😳😳 Housed within the British Museum is a remarkable artifact from ancient Egypt—the mummy of a young woman named Cleopatra. This is not the renowned queen we often picture, but rather a 17-year-old girl who lived in Egypt during the Roman Period, around 100-120 CE. This Cleopatra was no ordinary individual; inscriptions indicate she was the daughter of Candace, associated with the distinguished Cornelius Poll