Who raised Cleopatra's surviving children in Rome after her death?

Who raised Cleopatra’s surviving children in Rome after her death? Octavia Minor. Also known as Octavia the Younger, she was the sister of Octavian, the future emperor Augustus, and the former wife of Mark Antony.

After Cleopatra and Antony died in 30 BC, their surviving children—Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene II, and Ptolemy Philadelphus—were taken to Rome. Octavian allowed Octavia to raise them in her household alongside her own children and Antony’s son by Fulvia, Iullus Antonius.

Octavia’s role was both familial and political. She had been married to Antony and was the aunt of Octavian, so caring for the children brought the defeated royal family into the new imperial household. The arrangement also displayed clemency while placing the children under Roman supervision.

Cleopatra Selene II later survived into adulthood and married Juba II, becoming queen of Mauretania. Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus disappear from the historical record, making their later lives uncertain.