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An Archaeologist Claims She’s Found a Stunning Statue of Cleopatra at Her Alleged Tomb
In 51 B.C., Ptolemy XII died, leaving the throne to 18-year-old Cleopatra and her brother, 10-year-old Ptolemy XIII. Likely, as was the custom of the day, the two married. Political turmoil and ...
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Relief sculpture of Cleopatra at the Temple of Hathor, Dandara, Egypt
Cunning, charming and captivating, the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the ...
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Strategist Or Seductress: The Enigma Of Cleopatra, The Last Pharaoh Of Egypt
Shakespeare wrote Anthony and Cleopatra. It was about her that the Bard wrote these famous lines: Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety: other women cloy The appetites they ...