For thousands of years Cleopatra has been portrayed as a beautiful seductress with goddess-like looks but many historians have their own interpretations of Cleopatra based on tainted information. Cleopatra is not what todays society makes her out to be‚ she has been transformed from a power hungry‚ foreign queen using all means possible to extend her power‚ including exploiting her sexuality. “It is so hard to find out the truth…the process of time obscures the truth of former times.” - Plutarch
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It is important to note that this extract from Plutarch’s ‘Life of Antony’ was written about one hundred years after the battle of Actium and the death of Antony and Cleopatra. ‘The work of ancient historians can seem to be a bit like a play or novel where what happens is often predetermined by the way the author has presented the make-up of his or her characters’ (Fear‚ 2008.P9) The extract begins by informing the reader that Antony’s armies have deserted him and joined Octavian – ‘the desertion
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When one thinks of women and the role of women within the early eras‚ it is easy to assume that they took a subservient role to that of the men who tended to be the dominating of the two sexes. In terms of Cleopatra however‚ she managed to defy all of these stereotypes. Cleopatra VII was the last Pharaoh of Egypt. She reigned over Egypt in 51BC after the death of her father Ptolemy XII Auletes‚ with her two brothers Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy VIX and her son Ptolemy XV Caesar. Even though Cleopatra’s
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Pharsalia to Egypt. Ptolemy‚ now sovereign after deposing his older sister‚ Cleopatra‚ attempts to curry favor with Caesar by presenting the conquerer with the head of Pompey‚ borne by his satraps‚ Pothinos and Achillas. To win Caesar’s support from her brother‚ Cleopatra hides herself in a rug‚ which Apollodorus‚ her minion‚ presents to Caesar. The Roman is immediately infatuated; banishing Ptolemy‚ he declares Cleopatra Egypt’s sole sovereign and takes her as his concubine. A son‚ Caesarion‚ is
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confident that he will have victory. He has won over many of Caesar’s men and believes Antony is still in Egypt with Cleopatra‚ until he receives news that Antony is returning to Rome which pushes back his confidence. ‘If the great gods be just‚ they shall assist/The deeds of justest men. ‘The people love me‚ and the sea is mine;/My powers are crescent‚ and my auguring hope/Says it will come to th’full. ‘Salt Cleopatra‚ soften thy waned lip!’ ‘Tie up the libertine in a field of feasts‚/...Epicurean
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relationship with the Romans? http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/cleop7.html After the removal of Persian rule in 332 B.C.‚ the Ptolemaic Dynasty would begin its rule in Egypt which would last over 300 years‚ ending with the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 B.C.. At one time Ptolemaic Egypt was one of the great powers of the world and expanded its rule without difficulties‚ but the inclusion of the Roman Empire into the Ptolemy dynasty’s affairs led to a decline in territories held‚ yet it
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objective information about Cleopatra has allowed poetic licence for each generation to interpret her story as it sees fit‚ reflecting the changes in society’s view of women‚ together with the preoccupations of each period. Cleopatra (1934) starred Claudette Colbert in a reprise of her previous romantic-comedy roles: lightweight‚ flirtatious and funny but this time in a revealing historical costume. The emphasis is on her romantic liaisons with Caesar and Antony rather than any political manoeuvering
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Do you know who Cleopatra VII was and what she did throughout her reign in Ancient Egypt? Cleopatra wasn’t Egyptian but was Macedonian Greek‚ and was the only pharaoh that can speak Egyptian and 8 other languages. Cleopatra had a very interesting and accomplished life. The culture of Ancient Egypt had a distinct impact on history and the life of Cleopatra VII. She had a significant influence on her culture and world history. Cleopatra led a life filled with opulence and mystery. She was a well-known
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Cleopatra VII ruled ancient Egypt as co-regent (first with her two younger brothers and then with her son) for almost three decades. She became the last in a dynasty of Macedonian rulers founded by Ptolemy‚ who served as general under Alexander the Great during his conquest of Egypt in 332 B.C. Well-educated and clever‚ Cleopatra could speak various languages and served as the dominant ruler in all three of her co-regencies. Her romantic liaisons and military alliances with the Roman leaders Julius
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Assignment: TMA0 2 Part 1: New version of Cleopatra The passage contains material that may lead us to believe‚ through the eyes of her assistant‚ referred to as her ‘flatters’‚ Cleopatra was weak and besotted by Antony‚ when in fact her assistants used mind games derived by Cleopatra herself to manipulate Antony and to turn him away from what was his life as a great Emperor and husband to Octavia. Plutarch suggests that Cleopatra is a very manipulative person who uses anyone to climb the
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