Key Dates 50 BC The item dates from the reign of Cleopatra, around 50 BC. Key People Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt who signed the document. Mark Antony, Cleopatra’s lover and friend of Publius. Key People: Cleopatra Mark Antony At first glance this papyrus document may seem a nondescript artefact, albeit one from the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt. On closer inspection it may be one of the most significant artefacts relating to Cleopatra, the enigmatic last queen of Egypt. The papyrus is essentially a tax exemption, granting freedom from payment on the import of Roman wine to Egypt.…