2007-06-30 06:01:32 · 11 answers · asked by nobelprize_geetha 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Many say that its cleopatra.. but nothing is mentioned about her beauty in wikipedia...
2007-06-30 06:20:56 · update #1
Most beguiling if not the most beautiful would be Cleopatra
2007-06-30 06:09:46 · answer #1 · answered by Mitch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Helen of Troy, Cleopatra----we have no way of knowing their real beauty, but we do know that they had significant impacts on history. And, just because they made a significant mark on history, doesn't mean they were beautiful, particularly in the way we measure beauty today. For instance, the greatly admired Queen Boadicea of the Celts had an impact on history, but we have no idea what she really looked like under that blue paint the Celts wore in battle. On the other hand, the archeologist's great find, Queen Neferititi's bust, would suggest she had classic beauty.
You might say that the women of Ancient Greece were attractive as judged from the statuary we see in museums, but on closer examination, many of those statues do not exhibit the characteristics we count as beautiful today.
For more on this, see:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/8122/ancientwomen.html
2007-06-30 13:25:23 · answer #2 · answered by ekil422 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since there are very few representations of ancient queens, it is hard to say. However, the ancient Egyptian queen, Nefertiti, was certainly very beautiful as can be seen from the famous sculptured bust of her that has survived.
The famous Cleopatra (who was actually the seventh queen of that name) was not regarded as especially beautiful, however she was striking to look at because of her red hair and green eyes. The one existing coin that bears her portrait shows a very plain woman with quite a large nose. However, both Mark Antony and Julius Caesar found her desirable but that may have been the result of her personality and/or her vast wealth and not necessarily her physical attributes.
The biblical Queen of Sheba was reputedly beautiful, but again, there is no evidence of the claim, as is true for another ancient Queen, Zenobia of Palmyra.
2007-06-30 21:24:11 · answer #3 · answered by marguerite L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer must be Helen of Troy, the face that launched a thousand ships. Cleopatra was not rumored to be a beauty.
2007-06-30 13:24:05 · answer #4 · answered by Richard F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nefertititi was much more beautiful than Cleopatra.
Her 3,300 year-old bust has firmly established ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti as one of the most beautiful women who ever existed, but it seems that like every other woman on the planet, even she had to deal with the problem of wrinkles and bags under her eyes, reveals a new investigation on the bust.
2007-06-30 13:56:03 · answer #5 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Queen Neferititi. Cleopatra actually wasn't beautiful, but she was extremely charming. In fact, from sources from her time, her beauty wasn't really mentioned, just the fact that she was clever and charming.
2007-06-30 14:00:09 · answer #6 · answered by purple29penguin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd still have to say Cleopatra. Despite her obvious (or should-have-been-obvious) political maneuverings, she managed to turn the heads of the most powerful men of her time. Only the calculating and cool-headed Augustus Caesar was not impressed.
2007-06-30 13:43:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, or Nefretiri or Hadassah or Esther ,who married Artaxerxes of Persia
2007-06-30 16:08:25 · answer #8 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many were short, hairy, ugly, dirty & smelly (by todays standards) with teeth worse than Austin Powers.
BUT, you might look for the more athletic types - Boudicca, for example, is alleged to have lead her army into battle. A Xena type.
Although, technically she lived in the first century a.d.
2007-06-30 13:14:11 · answer #9 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nefertari-Wife of Ramesses the second.
2007-06-30 13:24:34 · answer #10 · answered by AD&D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋