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By the time of her birth his empire had been reduced to a shadow of its former self, while the ruling class was prone to bitter in-fighting. Indeed, Nabokov’s vocabulary could not be more fitting. Nabokov defines a nymphet as “between the age limits of nine and fourteen…who, to certain bewitched travelers, twice or many times older than they, reveal their true nature which is not human, but nymphic.” Such is Cleopatra: a young girl who tempts her self-professed mentor Julius Caesar, despite seeming to be utterly unaware of her wiles. And much in the way of other Lolita characters, Cleopatra is sexually vulnerable to Caesar due to his age and power over her and this vulnerability is a tantalizing undercurrent throughout Caesar and Cleopatra. She previously told National Geographic: 'Cleopatra negotiated with Octavian to allow her to bury Mark Antony in Egypt. In 50 BC, only a year after she ascended to the throne, Cleopatra became embroiled in a dispute between Roman troops and a Syrian governor. When Cleopatra sided with the Syrians, the Romans retaliated by helping her husband-brother Ptolemy XIII steal the throne from her. Cleopatra was an enemy of Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman Empire. It should therefore come as no surprise that ancient Roman writers chose to portray Cleopatra as a sexually alluring and licentious. The Roman poet Sextus Propertius (lived c. 50 – after c. 15 BCE) refers to Cleopatra VIIin his Elegies3.11 as “incesti meretrix regina Canopi,” which means “the whore queen of debauched Kanopos.”

In 33 BC, Rome declared war on Egypt. Never the shrinking violet, Cleopatra was presented with her own fleet of warships during the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. She personally led her fleet of over a dozen ships alongside Antony’s own. Alas, they were outnumbered, and after losing the battle were forced to flee to Egypt. Cleopatra not only spoke Greek and Egyptian. According to the historian Plutarch, she spoke at least nine languages —for a very practical reason. Her multilingual tongue meant that she could speak to generals and rulers of other countries without an interpreter, which would have given her an upper hand. This whole portrayal is, of course, a fantasy that is clearly derived from Théophile Gautier’s fictional story. The story, however, has been modified so that it doesn’t make any sense and Cleopatra seems even more sadistic than she did in the original. Despite two marriages (to her brothers) and an affair with a man 31 years her senior, it was when Cleopatra met Mark Antony that she found true love. The pair became lovers in 41 BC and returned to Alexandria together. They were inseparable—they hunted together, drank together, played dice together, and she watched while he performed military exercises. Wr1t3rJames4 Fandoms: Rome (TV 2005), Roman Empire (TV 2016), Ancient History RPF, Cleopatra: Mother Mistress Murderer Queen (2016), Ancient Empires (TV 2023)Martinez believes Taposiris Magna was closely associated with the myth - pointing to the temple's name and suggesting that the inclusion of 'Osiris' could mean it was one of the places where his body was scattered in the story.

The message is clear: Cleopatra’s allure had little to do with her physical appearance and a lot to do with her intellect, character and, apparently, the tone of her voice. When you consider how deeply involved both Caesar and Antony became with her, it is obvious that there must have been something more at play than just a sexy young body. After all, both were notorious womanisers and would surely not have fallen for Cleopatra on the basis of sex alone. Caesar was already married and had children, but Cleopatra asked him to make their son Caesarian his heir and successor. His reaction was utterly heartless. He refused Cleopatra, and to add insult to injury, he named his grand-nephew Octavian—who ruled under the name Augustus—as his successor instead. Of course, we don't all have Hollywood budgets. No one has to layer themselves in pounds of gold like Elizabeth Taylor to put together sexy Cleopatra costumes. With flowing robes and unique cuts, there are styles that will flatter every body type and make anyone feel like a queen. Vivien Leigh is the star of the film and plays Cleopatra. She was very much not a teenager at the time of the film’s recording, but Pascal was able to capitalize on her youthful face and previous reputation to push his interpretation of Cleopatra. Several years prior to the release of Caesar and Cleopatra, Vivien Leigh played Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind. This made her very well known and perceived in the public eye often as a juvenile, girl-next-door actress. Her previously-established image played very well into Pascal’s vision for the new Cleopatra.The obsession with Cleopatra as a looker started much earlier than movies: it started in literature and drama. In his play Antony and Cleopatra, William Shakespeare indelibly etched the queen’s portrait with these words: Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra; Flora Robson as Ftatateeta in ‘Caesar and Cleopatra’ by Wilfrid Newton, 1945, via the National Portrait Gallery, London I was seized with love for Cleopatra and unduly delighted with the beauty of her body beyond what is fitting for the male mind. I was softened by her blandishments and nevertheless relaxed for her the restraints of marriage. The result was that she, despis-ing me and my fear of the law, stained herself with adultery, and by no means moder-ately.”

Married to her brother Ptolemy XIII in her father's will, she united with Julius Caesar against him - famously having herself smuggled to see the Roman general inside a carpet so she could strike terms with him. a Resistance pilot who knows how to pilot and cook... a sandwich! (fortunately his girlfriend likes to cook for both) This eventually led to him convincing the Roman Empire to declare war on the wed couple, ultimately defeating them. Antony and Cleopatra's lives then ended tragically at their own hands.

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After his murder in 44BC Egypt, Mark Anthony was appointed to oversee the eastern reaches of the Republic - including the independent kingdom of Egypt. This caused a massive scandal, not only because of its heinous nature, but also because it was a gross violation of temple rules. Octavian was furious that the symbol of his victory was gone, but nevertheless, he consented to let Cleopatra be buried side by side with her love Mark Antony —but mysteries still abound about her death and final resting place. Even today, no one knows exactly where the tomb that houses the bodies of Cleopatra and Mark Antony is. Archaeologists continue to search for it.

Cleopatra's meeting Mark Antony was truly dramatic. When she was summoned to meet the Triumvirate —AKA the three men who took power in Rome after the death of Caesar —she sailed down the Nile on a golden barge adorned with purple sails and silver oars. Cleopatra, dressed as the goddess Aphrodite, arrived to meet Mark Antony. Rather, after her woman’s mind had set aside its modesty, to such an extent did she burst forth into shameful actions, that, in one night, having donned her cloak to go out, she then slept with 106 men, a prostitute in the brothel. As she confessed, she had been so aroused in the tumescence of her rigid organ that she even left the brothel still unsatisfied. Although this was done most covertly, it did not escape my notice.” As we mentioned earlier, while in Egypt, Cleopatra had fancied herself the reincarnation of the Greek goddess Isis. After leaving Egypt for Rome, she allied herself with Venus, the Roman goddess of love. Going along with her shenanigans, Caesar commissioned a gold statue of Cleopatra which was erected in the temple of Venus in Rome. A scene-by-scene retelling of Antony and Cleopatra, except they're all Mormon because my cousin and I are doing a fanfic exchange to deal with our religious anger. Language: English Words: 5,121 Chapters: 2/40 Comments: 2 Kudos: 3 Hits: 60There's speculation to this day about the way that Cleopatra took her own life. She'd been known for her penchant for poison, so it's generally agreed upon that it played a role, with one rumor claiming she'd poisoned herself. One of the most generally accepted stories is that she induced an asp (an Egyptian cobra) to bite her. Reigned: She assumed control of Egypt in 51 BC after the death of her father, Ptolemy XII, intially co-ruling with her brother XIII. Her reign ended with her death in 30 BC. This highly sexualized portrayal of Cleopatra is almost certainly a fabrication of Roman propagandists. Nonetheless, modern storytellers have run absolutely wild with it.