Cleopatra Delivered In Carpet

Cleopatra was not egyptian.

Cleopatra delivered in carpet.

The story is told that cleopatra arranged to meet the great roman leader julius caesar by being rolled into a carpet which was presented to caesar as a gift. Wary of repeating the mistake of cleopatra s sister berenice iv in having a female monarch as sole ruler caesar appointed cleopatra s 12 year old brother ptolemy xiv as joint ruler with the 22 year old cleopatra in a nominal sibling marriage but cleopatra continued living privately with caesar. Her full name was cleopatra vii thea philopator 69 bc 12 august 30 bc. Cleopatra queen of egypt was one of the most famous women in history.

Caesar had summoned cleopatra to alexandria in order to mediate the dispute between her and her. Once pompey arrived in egypt messengers were sent to ptolemy asking him to continue the friendship his father had set up before his death. When pompey read more cleopatra s brilliant idea part 2. Cleopatra as portrayed by actress elizabeth taylor in cleopatra 1963 alexander the great 356 323bce spent most of his adult life on military campaigns through asia and northeast africa.

Roman general marc antony saw himself as bacchus god of wine and partying so she dressed as aphrodite goddess of love who once had an affair with bacchus rode down the nile on a golden barge with a purple sail while attendants in cupid costumes fanned her. Cc flickr user jon callas. From her self presentation however much it may be a fiction cleopatra and caesar had a relationship that was part political and part sexual. She was wrapped in a rug because people wanted her dead an she was trying to get back into rome.

The three advisors thought it would not be wise to support pompey against caesar. Last queen of egypt chronicles of the queens of egypt tutankhamen s curse and others. Augustus sealed the fate of cleopatra destroyed her reputation and took control of ptolemaic egypt. By the time he reached thirty he had created an empire that stretching from greece to egypt and onto the indian subcontinent.

Cleopatra had herself wrapped in a carpet some sources say it was a linen sack and smuggled into his personal quarters. Senior lecturer faculty of life sciences university of manchester.