Cleopatra Research Paper
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The Life of a Queen
00CLEOPATRA
The Life of a Queen
09112885By: Valyn Myrick
JH Ancient History
Section 2
Potters School
00By: Valyn Myrick
JH Ancient History
Section 2
Potters School
William Shakespeare once wrote a very famous play about Antony and Cleopatra. He described it as a love saga that is truly a fable of worshipping your beloved. He portrays the love of Antony and Cleopatra as the epitome of sacrifice. Their love story is among the most tragic ones, where both the lovers die instead of living ‘happily ever after.’ Even though Cleopatra was the cause of the end of Rome her love for Mark Antony was never ending.
Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. She had four siblings named Berenice IV, Arsinoe IV, Ptolemy …show more content…
She was also her father's favorite child and learned much about how the country was ruled from him. Cleopatra's family had ruled Egypt for 300 years prior to her reign. Their dynasty had been established by the Greek ruler Alexander the Great. Even though they ruled Egypt, they were actually of Greek descent. Cleopatra grew up speaking, reading, and writing Greek. Unlike many of her relatives however, Cleopatra also learned many other languages to include Egyptian and Latin. Cleopatra VII was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, ruling Egypt from 51 B.C. - 30 B.C. In 48 B.C., Egypt became embroiled in a conflict between Julius Caesar of Rome and Pompeii. Pompeii fled to the Egyptian capital of Alexandria, where he was murdered on the orders of …show more content…
They found a columned entrance to a temple in Alexandria. They think it might contain the remains of Cleopatra. Excavation is now underway on a chamber where they might be discovered. An Egyptian Dominican team made the discovery at the temple of Taposiris Magna, which is west of the coastal city of Alexandria. The team began its work five years ago. Archeologists said, "This is one of my main goals is to this shaft, and we have a special wincher machine we designed, and we are going down thirty-five meters just since last week. And we are expecting there to have important news." The archaeologists discovered a headless granite statue. It is more than two-thousand years old. The statue is believed to belong to King Ptolemy the fourth! Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said, "The discovery of the entrance of the temple is very important, it can show that this temple was built exactly in the Pharaohnic style, and outside we should have other stands for sphinxes, that's really important discoveries in search of the beautiful, magical Queen, Queen Cleopatra." Other evidence suggests Cleopatra is not even buried inside her tomb. Because No remnants have been definitively identified, it is unknown which theory is
The Life of a Queen
00CLEOPATRA
The Life of a Queen
09112885By: Valyn Myrick
JH Ancient History
Section 2
Potters School
00By: Valyn Myrick
JH Ancient History
Section 2
Potters School
William Shakespeare once wrote a very famous play about Antony and Cleopatra. He described it as a love saga that is truly a fable of worshipping your beloved. He portrays the love of Antony and Cleopatra as the epitome of sacrifice. Their love story is among the most tragic ones, where both the lovers die instead of living ‘happily ever after.’ Even though Cleopatra was the cause of the end of Rome her love for Mark Antony was never ending.
Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. She had four siblings named Berenice IV, Arsinoe IV, Ptolemy …show more content…
She was also her father's favorite child and learned much about how the country was ruled from him. Cleopatra's family had ruled Egypt for 300 years prior to her reign. Their dynasty had been established by the Greek ruler Alexander the Great. Even though they ruled Egypt, they were actually of Greek descent. Cleopatra grew up speaking, reading, and writing Greek. Unlike many of her relatives however, Cleopatra also learned many other languages to include Egyptian and Latin. Cleopatra VII was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, ruling Egypt from 51 B.C. - 30 B.C. In 48 B.C., Egypt became embroiled in a conflict between Julius Caesar of Rome and Pompeii. Pompeii fled to the Egyptian capital of Alexandria, where he was murdered on the orders of …show more content…
They found a columned entrance to a temple in Alexandria. They think it might contain the remains of Cleopatra. Excavation is now underway on a chamber where they might be discovered. An Egyptian Dominican team made the discovery at the temple of Taposiris Magna, which is west of the coastal city of Alexandria. The team began its work five years ago. Archeologists said, "This is one of my main goals is to this shaft, and we have a special wincher machine we designed, and we are going down thirty-five meters just since last week. And we are expecting there to have important news." The archaeologists discovered a headless granite statue. It is more than two-thousand years old. The statue is believed to belong to King Ptolemy the fourth! Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said, "The discovery of the entrance of the temple is very important, it can show that this temple was built exactly in the Pharaohnic style, and outside we should have other stands for sphinxes, that's really important discoveries in search of the beautiful, magical Queen, Queen Cleopatra." Other evidence suggests Cleopatra is not even buried inside her tomb. Because No remnants have been definitively identified, it is unknown which theory is