cleopatra

Cleopatra VII Philopator (in Greek, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; January 69 BC – 30 BC) was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt, originally sharing power with her father Ptolemy XII an later with her brothers/husbands Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV; eventually gaining sole rule of Egypt. As Pharaoh, she consummated a liaison with Gaius Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne, and, after Caesar's assassination, aligned with Mark Antony, with whom she produced twins. In all, Cleopatra had four children, one by Caesar (Caesarion) and three by Antony (Cleopatra Selene II, Alexander Helios, and Ptolemy Philadelphus). Her unions with her brothers produced no children. It is possible that they were never consummated; in any case, they were not close. Her reign marks the end of the Hellenistic Era and the beginning of the Roman Era in the eastern Mediterranean. She was the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt (her son by Julius Caesar, Caesarion, ruled in name only before Augustus had him executed).

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Tho Shakespeare wrote many plays about kings, she is the only title character who is a queen
One of this heroine's last lines is "Poor venomous fool, be angry, and dispatch"
She's the tragic Egyptian ruler depicted here, appropriately with cobras:
Of Antony's suicide, she says, "So it should be that none but Antony should conquer Antony"
Julius Caesar's love for this queen of Egypt really "needled" the Roman people
If you want to impress a guy like Mark Antony, barge in on a barge, like this queen
Tradition says that in August 30 B.C., she committed suicide with the bite of an asp, a symbol of divine royalty
Helen Mirren was only about 20 when she played this Egyptian at the Old Vic in 1965
Agrippa says of her, "Royal wench! She made great Caesar lay his sword to bed"
Born in 69 B.C., she was the daughter of the ruler known as Ptolemy the Flute Player
In 1996 Franck Goddio discovered her palace underwater in the harbor of Alexandria
The daughter of Ptolemy XII, her name means "Father's Glory"
In 34 B.C. she and her son Caesarion were declared joint rulers of Cyprus, Libya, Coelesyria & Egypt
"As sweet as balm, as soft as air, as gentle--O Antony!--nay I will take thee too
Guido Reni could have called his painting of this ruler "T & A", "A" standing for asp
There's no de"Nile": Masse, Massenet & Mattheson all wrote operas about her
One of the last things that she says before dying: "O Antony!"
"The barge she sat in, like a burnisht throne burned on the water..."
This title queen uses an asp, a "poor venomous fool", to kill herself
In 51 B.C. she became co-ruler of Egypt after the death of her father, Ptolemy XII
Her brother and co-ruler Ptolemy XIII drowned in the Nile
Agrippa says of her, "Royal wench! She made great Caesar lay his sword to bed"
The difficult role of this Egyptian in Handel's "Julius Caesar" made Sills a superstar
She may have tried out different poisons on prisoners before deciding on an asp for herself in 30 B.C.
In 47 B.C. she gave birth to Caesarion whom she claimed was the son of Julius Caesar
After they killed themselves, she & Mark Antony were buried together, as both of them wished
She was the first of the Ptolemaic line to speak Egyptian
This glamour girl reigned in Egypt from 51 to 31 B.C.
This teenage Egyptian ruler gave birth to a son she claimed was Julius Caesar's
The Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt ended when her son Ptolemy XV was murdered by Octavian
Plutarch wrote of this queen, "Plato admits four sorts of flattery, but she had a thousand"
Died Aug. 30, 30 B.C.:Alexandria, Egypt
This Egyptian queen didn't make an asp of herself, but she did use an asp snake to kill herself in 30 B.C.
Tradition says she had herself rolled up in a rug & delivered to Caesar
Mark Antony's "marriage" to her wasn't exactly legal; he already had a wife in Rome
As requested, she was buried at Mark Antony's side in 30 B.C.
In a Shaw play, she tells Caesar, "You must not be disrespectful to me, or the Sphinx will let the Romans eat you"
Depicted here in bas-relief, she was actually the seventh queen to bear this name
"O Antony! Nay, I will take thee too...what, should I stay--"
She knew it was over; Octavian had rejected her advances. The asp awaited; she'd be buried with her love forevermore
She's the powerful & passionate queen of ancient times depicted here
The Houston Ballet's sexy new ballet about this queen features a bathtub scene & an orgy (you bet your asp!)
Jean Marsh of "Upstairs/Downstairs" played Antony's wife Octavia in this Taylor-&-Burton epic
Shaw character who thinks she's descended from a sacred cat and that her blood is made with Nile water
Mark Antony called her "The Queen of Queens"
“Other women cloy the appetites they feed, but she makes hungry where most she satisfies”
In a Shaw play, Caesar finds her hiding on a Sphinx
In 46 B.C. this Egyptian came with Caesar to Rome, where her statue was placed in the temple of Venus Genetrix
This 1963 epic included 79 sets & 26,000 costumes
Around 46 B.C, Julius Caesar offended his countrymen by dedicating a statue to her
1963 Elizabeth Taylor film that inspired the fashionable, at the time, eye makeup seen here
Ptolemy XV of Egypt co-ruled with this woman, his mother
"Her First Roman" starred Richard Kiley as Julius Caesar & Leslie Uggams as this captivating queen
In a Shakespeare play, this queen invites one of her eunuchs to play billiards with her at her palace in Alexandria
Stacy Schiff wrote a much-lauded 2010 biography of this Egyptian queen
Following custom, this queen married 2 of her own brothers: Ptolemy XIII & Ptolemy XIV
For political reasons, this 1st c. BC ruler called herself the daughter of Ra, the Egyptian sun god
She makes her first entrance with "Her ladies, the train, with eunuchs fanning her"
This ancient queen seduced 2 Roman generals, hastening their demise, & also had her own sister Arsinoe killed
She said, "The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch" no doubt "asp"irating the "pinch"
Her lover called her "My Serpent of Old Nile"
An anaconda squeezing her to death in Act V wouldn't work, so will used an asp instead
(Alex reads from the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada.) This bust, once identified as just an early Ptolemaic queen, has now been shown to be this woman--famous through the ages
In 47 B.C. she gave birth to a son known as Caesarion, or "Little Caesar"
Her dying words are "O Antony, nay I will take thee to; what, should I stay?"
69-30 B.C.:"One day Liz Taylor will play me onscreen (whatever onscreen means)"
In 1934, Claudette Colbert played this Egyptian; in 1963, Elizabeth Taylor did
Berenice IV, this woman's sister, ruled Egypt from 58-55 B.C., until her father executed her
Her dad was Ptolemy XII; lucky no. XIII, 10 years old at the time, became her co-ruler & husband
When she played this title role, Claudette Colbert barged in on Mark Antony & let Caesar seize her
Hard to imagine, but in Shakespeare's time, this queen of Egypt, like other female roles, was played by a boy
In 1996 Franck Goddio found the ruins of this queen's palace in the port of Alexandria
Pam Tillis asked us to "Call Me" this woman, "'cause I'm the queen of denial"
This 69 to 30 B.C. North African female ruler was part Macedonian
This seductive queen convinced Mark Anthony to execute her hostile younger sister, Arsinoe
This teen "asp"ired to be Egypt's queen but had to share the throne with her little brother, Ptolemy XIII
She's the queen who captivates the operatic title character Giulio Cesare
Egyptian ruler Ptolemy XV (aka Caesarion)
She's a foreign queen:ALERT A COP
This queen likes to play billiards when she's not playing around with Antony
Elizabeth Taylor was the first star to earn a million dollars for a film, for this 1963 title role
The fabled emerald mines named for this ancient queen were rediscovered around 1818
Burton, Taylor & Roddy McDowall plan to rule Rome in this 4-hour 1963 bun-deadener
Considering herself the daughter of the sun god Re, this queen can be found with the sexual sinners
Of the 23 Ptolemys who ruled Egypt, she was the only one who bothered to learn the Egyptian language
The camera won't reveal too much when you play this Egyptian queen: you'll be up to your "asp" in a milk bath
When teen king Ptolemy XIV died in 44 B.C., it was rumored that this queen, his sister, had had him poisoned
After the death of this Egyptian queen in 30 B.C., Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire
Noted Dandy George Crowninsheild Jr. built the USA's 1st seagoing yacht & called it this woman's "barge'
Delays caused Stephen Boyd to quit this 1963 epic; Richard Burton replaced him & the rest is history
It's really a snake, but this Shakespeare queen asks for "the pretty worm of Nilus, that kills and pains not"
Caesarion
This '90s British girl group who were "Comin' Atcha" released the CD "Queen of the Nile" in 2000
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.) In the painting here, the Baroque artist Guercino depicted this woman shortly before her death; notice what's in her hand
A Pascal pensee: If the nose of this queen "had been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been changed"
Pam Tillis:"_____, Queen of Denial"

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