Queen Cleopatra is known as one of the greatest seductresses ever . While books and films of her great seductive powers are in existence, she was more than that to the Egyptians and the ancient world :
1. Cleopatra was born in Alexandria, Egypt to the Macedonian Greek dynasty in 69 BC and was a descendant of its founder , Ptolemy I Soter. It is often argued that she shared Persian ancestry . This is because the Ptolemies were forbidden to marry Egyptians at her time.

2. Under the tutelage of Philostratus , she was well versed in the Greek art of oration , philosophy and medicine. During her adult years , she would go on to become a naval commander.

3. After her father Ptolemy XII ’s death in 51 BC , she became a co -ruler with her brother , Ptolemy XIII , but had a disagreement which led to a civil war.

4. She was quick to learn languages and had in her vocabulary Ethiopian , Troglodyte, Hebrew , Aramaic , Arabic, Syriac , Median , Parthian , Latin and Koine Greek . She is credited as the first ruler with a different heritage to learn the Egyptian language.

5. She possessed some manly features but her wit , charm and intellect made her more attractive . So witty was she that she was rolled out of a carpet when she appeared before Julius Caeser the Great.

6. Her romantic relationship with Caesar produced a son , Caesarion ( Ptolemy XV ) . However , Caeser refused to acknowledge him until his death.

7. Cleopatra became intimate with Antony and would go on to have three children for him: Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene II , and Ptolemy Philadelphus.

8. She allegedly committed suicide on this day in 30 BC after she was bitten by an asp at the age of 39 . After her death, Egypt found itself under the Roman Empire.

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Going back to the History books....

I worked on the image of the Cleopatra in the new production of the Broadway show https://catsshowtickets.com/ The image of a wild cat is a classic image. Marcus Aurelius is the one who subdues the cat.