2007-03-21 08:08:42 · 9 answers · asked by Sammi 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
1. She was the first in her family since rule in Egypt under the Ptolemy's was established, to speak Egyptian. In addition, she spoke many other languages of the ancient world.
2. Her maternal grandmother is rumoured to have been Syrian.
3. She died in her early 30's and had at least 4 children only two of whom (the twins by Mark Anthony) probably survived her.
4. Her twins by Mark Anthony were sent to Emperor Augusts's sister, Octavia to arise. One (the daughter) married a King in North Africa ...I think Mauretania or Juba....
5. The story of her being delivered to Julius Ceasar rolled up in a carpet is apparently true. And they did become lovers that night.
6. She was a brilliant stateswoman and would do anything it took to remain Queen of Egypt. Including seducing Roman leaders.
7. She was first married to her younger brother and they were to rule as equals.
2007-03-21 08:59:22 · answer #1 · answered by boston857 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That although she was regarded as beautiful and had an alluring attraction for powerful men, she was actually rather ugly; the only pictures of cleopatra are on a few coins and these show her to have a rather large nose receding forehead and pointy chin. These coins were produced at a time when Rome was friendly to cleopatra and can be seen as accurate.
2007-03-21 15:24:34 · answer #2 · answered by jademonkey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends which one you mean - there were six or seven of them. The last one - the last of the Ptolemies - was married at the age of 17 to her 10 year old brother Ptolemy XIV Philopator, as co-ruler, after her father died in 51BC. He made the Roman Senate the executors of his will.
On the other hand, years earlier, Cleopatra III,betrayed her mother and prostituted herself to her uncle in order to become queen....
The last Cleopatra, as well as having a son, Cesarion, by Julius Caesar, had a daughter, Cleopatra Selene, by Antony.
According to Plutarch, when Octavius was finally marching on Alexandria, she took all her treasure and a load of torch wood and kindling into a wonderful tomb near the temple of Isis, with the intention of making Octavius negotiate a settlement or she would burn herself and all the treasure. She would appear to have been distracted from this by the dying Antony being brought to her, having attempted to fall on his sword and not doing the job properly.
Are these interesting enough?
2007-03-21 15:43:09 · answer #3 · answered by LadyOok 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cleopatra had a cat called Tiddles and had an affair with Richard Burton.
2007-03-21 18:52:46 · answer #4 · answered by inselaffe67 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She was probably blonde, due to Greek ancestry; at the time most aristocratic Greeks were fair. Ceremonial black Egyptian wigs hid this.
She was also a real expert on the use of aromatics as a part of the seduction process.
Oh and her name simply means Fame of the father in Greek.
2007-03-22 04:33:45 · answer #5 · answered by Vivienne T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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1).When her first husband died she married her other younger brother
2).At 39 she committed suicide
3). She married her cousin but soon had him strangled to marry another man.
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2007-03-21 16:01:55 · answer #6 · answered by Gleek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one thought she was beautiful - that is Hollywood.
Plutarch says her attraction was more in her interesting company.
2007-03-22 01:30:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She took baths in milk...poor cows
2007-03-21 15:38:26 · answer #8 · answered by Abbey Road 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
she was ugly
2007-03-21 17:53:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋