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and primary sources. He states unequivocally that Olympos did not describe any cause of death, only that Plutarch discussed the cause of death only after he was finished relaying the report by Olympos, introducing the tale of the asp bite in such a way that he expected his readers to have already had
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was walled off by its owner around 30 BC, perhaps in reaction to Octavian's proscription against images depicting Caesarion, the rival heir of Julius Caesar. Although statues of Mark Antony were torn down, those of Cleopatra were generally spared this program of destruction, including the one erected
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to guard her and prevent a suicide attempt, but Cleopatra and her handmaidens were able to deceive him and kill themselves nonetheless. When Octavian received a note from Cleopatra requesting that she be buried next to Antony, he had his messengers rush to her. The servant broke down her door but was
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With Octavian's forces in Alexandria, Cleopatra withdrew to her tomb with her closest attendants and had a message sent to Antony that she had died by suicide. Antony ordered his slave Eros to kill him, but instead, Eros killed himself with his sword. In despair, Antony stabbed himself through the
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of Greece in 31 BC, Cleopatra and Antony retreated to Egypt to recuperate and prepare for an assault by Octavian, whose forces grew larger with the surrender of many of Antony's officers and soldiers in Greece. After a long period of failed negotiations, Octavian's forces invaded Egypt early in 30
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further: "Cleopatra's hair was maintained by her highly skilled hairdresser Eiras. Although rather artificial looking wigs set in the traditional tripartite style of long straight hair would have been required for her appearances before her Egyptian subjects, a more practical option for general
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and revival of Cleopatra, but their efforts failed. Although Octavian was outraged by these events and "was robbed of the full splendor of his victory" according to Cassius Dio, he had Cleopatra interred next to Antony in their tomb as requested, and also gave Iras and Charmion proper burials.
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to be paraded as a prisoner in his triumph, she avoided this humiliation by taking her own life. Plutarch elaborates on how Cleopatra approached her suicide in an almost ritual process that involved bathing and then having a fine meal including figs brought to her in a basket.
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In his triumphant procession at Rome in 29 BC, Octavian paraded Cleopatra's children Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene II, but he also presented an effigy to the crowd depicting Cleopatra with an asp clinging to her. This was likely the same painting discovered in emperor
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while also asserting that no surviving historical account discusses the difficulty of smuggling a large Egyptian cobra into Cleopatra's chambers and then having it behave as intended. Roller also claims the venom is only fatal if injected into a vital area of the body.
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According to Gregory Tsoucalas, lecturer in the history of medicine at the Democritus University of Thrace, and Markos Sgantzos, Associate Professor of Anatomy at the University of Thessaly, evidence suggests that Octavian ordered the poisoning of Cleopatra. In
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on Octavian's side to treat her well. The same Proculeius used a ladder to breach a window of Cleopatra's tomb and detain her inside before she could have a chance to burn herself to death along with her vast treasure. Cleopatra was allowed to
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ointment or by introducing the poison with a sharp implement such as a hairpin. Modern scholars debate the validity of ancient reports involving snakebites as the cause of death and whether she was murdered. Some academics hypothesize that her
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most likely depicts the suicide of Cleopatra, accompanied by attendants and even her son Caesarion wearing a royal diadem like his mother, although an asp is absent from the scene, perhaps reflecting the different causes of death provided in
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tomb, with a snake near Cleopatra's chest and a bloody sword driven through Antony's chest. Illustrated versions of Boccaccio's written works, including images of Cleopatra and Antony committing suicide, first appeared in France during the
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speculates that Octavian could have possibly allowed Cleopatra to choose the manner of her death instead of executing her. Grout writes that Octavian may have wanted to avoid the sort of sympathy espoused for Cleopatra's younger sister
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in Egypt, died by suicide by asp bite in a "curiously similar" manner, one that also demonstrated that it was not exclusive to Egyptian royalty. Gurval notes that the bite of an Egyptian cobra contains around 175–300 mg of
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throughout history. These include the visual, literary, and performance arts, ranging from sculptures and paintings to poetry and plays, as well as modern films. Cleopatra featured prominently in the prose and poetry of ancient
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Giovanni Maria Padovano (i.e. Mosca) created two marble reliefs of the suicide of Antony and Cleopatra, as well as several free-standing nude statues of Cleopatra being bitten by the asp that were partly inspired by ancient
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were the dominant power? This was a question never far from Cleopatra's mind. But it is quite certain that she considered the Greek epoch to be by no means finished, and intended to do everything in her power to ensure its
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argues that Cleopatra was murdered and the details of it were covered up by Roman authorities. Claims that she was murdered contradict the majority of primary sources that report her cause of death as suicide. Historian
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in 34 BC. Antony's divorce from Octavia, Octavian's public revelation of Antony's will outlining Cleopatra's ambitions for Roman territory in the Donations of Alexandria and her continued illegal military support for a
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minted by Cleopatra and Antony as well as an alabaster bust depicting Cleopatra. An alabaster mask with a cleft chin discovered at the site bears a resemblance to ancient portraits of Mark Antony. In an
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depicts a dead Cleopatra with very light skin, accompanied by maidservants with rather dark skin, a combination frequently found in modern artworks portraying the scene of Cleopatra's death.
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before she herself fell. It is unclear from primary sources if their suicides took place within the palace or inside Cleopatra's tomb. Cassius Dio claims that Octavian called on trained
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deduced that she died on 12 August 30 BC, on the basis of contemporary records of fixed events along with cross examination of historical sources. His supposition is supported by
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contains a possible depiction of Cleopatra and her imminent death. Dated to the reign of Augustus, it depicts various other figures often identified as Augustus, his sister
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For further information about the painting in the House of Giuseppe II (i.e. Joseph II) at Pompeii and the possible identification of Cleopatra as one of the figures, see
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Octavian and Antony, in which Cleopatra aligned herself with Antony, father to three of her children. Antony and Cleopatra fled to Egypt following their loss at the 31 BC
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informs her that Caesar intends to march her in his triumph in Rome, she commits suicide with Charmion by asp bite, before being carried off to be buried with Antony.
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and Iras. Noting the example of Cleopatra's hairpin, Cilliers and Retief also highlight how other ancient figures poisoned themselves in similar ways, including
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served as inspirations for later artworks portraying her death, universally involving the snakebite of an asp. Cleopatra's death has evoked themes of
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Antony's body before she was forcefully escorted to the palace, where she eventually met with Octavian, who had also detained three of her children:
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tributary offerings from a reincarnated servant. Fox Studios also had Bara dress as a leader of the occult and associated her with perverse
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and eventually placed under house arrest by Octavian, the two remaining triumvirs divided control over the Roman world between the
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mentioned the asp story, but he advances a version where Cleopatra bit her own arm and introduced venom brought in a container.
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by his adoptive father. An alternative theory emerged in 1888 when Ambroise Viaud Grand Marais suggested Cleopatra had died of
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created a drawing of Cleopatra as a free-standing nude committing suicide that served as the basis for a similar engraving by
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with her knight Mark Antony. His depiction of her suicide included a pit of serpents rather than the Roman tale of the asps.
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In other modern visual arts, Cleopatra has been depicted in mediums such as paintings and sculptures. In her 1876 sculpture
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During her final days, Cleopatra had Caesarion sent away to Upper Egypt and perhaps planned for him to eventually flee to
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of Cleopatra VII struck in 31 BC (the year she and Mark Antony lost the Battle of Actium), showing her wearing the royal
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the snake represents both death as well as a lover who Cleopatra desires, yielding to his pinch. Shakespeare relied on
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The cause of Cleopatra's death was rarely mentioned and debated in early modern scholarship. The encyclopedic writer
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to the west. Although Antony scored a small victory over Octavian's worn out troops as they approached Alexandria's
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portrays a snake crawling up her right breast, perhaps a depiction of Cleopatra's suicide while dressed as the
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heads that represent the twins she bore with Mark Antony: Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene II. An 1880
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is unknown. It was recorded that Octavian allowed for her and her husband, the Roman politician and general
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and Cleopatra in their tomb, with an asp slithering near her chest and a bloody sword impaling his Right:
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as the cupid, similar in appearance to the now lost statue of Cleopatra erected by Julius Caesar in the
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became popular, although audiences were generally shocked by the emotional intensity of stage actress
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view of Cleopatra dressed in Egyptian regalia and sitting on her throne, which is decorated with two
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This article is about the death of Cleopatra VII in August 30 BC. For the painting by Juan Luna, see
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were viewed by contemporary Romans as having declined and diminished in greatness since the age of
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from the 1st century BC, with a snake depicted on the vase at the base and a woman wearing a royal
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about Cleopatra, Boccaccio's writings are largely negative and misogynistic. The 14th-century poet
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by Rixens and others influenced the hybrid Ancient-Egyptian and Middle-Eastern decor found in the
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artists found the unconscious, recumbent female form as an acceptable outlet for their eroticism.
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in Pictorial Album; or, Cabinet of Paintings for the year 1837, with a poetical illustration by
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created a black-chalk drawing of Cleopatra's suicide by asp bite around 1535. The 17th-century
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in a museum, where she announced that she was the reincarnation of Cleopatra, having received
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too late. Plutarch states that she was found with her handmaiden, Iras, dying at her feet and
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Jarcho, Saul (1969), "The correspondence of Morgagni and Lancisi on the death of Cleopatra",
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The character of Cleopatra had appeared in forty-three films by the end of the 20th century.
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Right: Most likely a posthumously painted portrait of Cleopatra VII of Ptolemaic Egypt with
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Hopper, Christopher P.; Zambrana, Paige N.; Goebel, Ulrich; Wollborn, Jakob (1 June 2021),
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brings two asps to Cleopatra and allows them to bite both her breasts in a racy manner. In
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12 August. An alternative date of 10 August 30 BC is supported by scholars such as
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Free-standing nude depictions of Cleopatra poisoned by an asp became common during the
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supported Morgagni's argument of the snakebite being the most probable cause of death.
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Elia, Olga (1956) , "La tradizione della morte di Cleopatra nella pittura pompeiana",
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Eder, Walter (2005), "Augustus and the Power of Tradition", in Galinsky, Karl (ed.),
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of the woman in the sculpture, her apparent royal diadem worn over the head, and the
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in 1541 depict Cleopatra's discovery of Antony's body after his suicide by stabbing.
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and sexuality in works that include paintings, plays, and films, especially from the
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counters these depictions, offering a positive view of Cleopatra. Chaucer began his
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with the life of Cleopatra, depicted in a satirical fashion as a queen engaged in
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maintained a brief, recreational literary correspondence with the papal physician
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by asp bite, albeit with a snake that is tiny compared to a real Egyptian cobra.
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Cleopatra's death features in several works of the performing arts. In the 1607
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With encouragement from Cleopatra, Antony officially divorced Octavian's sister
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Cleopatra and Mark Antony on the obverse and reverse, respectively, of a silver
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Mutilation and Transformation: Damnatio Memoriae and Roman Imperial Portraiture
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Antony and Cleopatra: The Doomed Love Affair That United Ancient Rome and Egypt
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horror film, was the first to depict the character of Cleopatra. Following the
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There are no surviving records indicating an exact date of Cleopatra's death.
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on 1 August, 30 BC, his naval fleet and cavalry defected soon afterward.
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depicting Cleopatra's suicide as she slumbered were inspired by the ancient
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and Dyan Hilton, although the latter are more cautious by qualifying it was
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have discovered six burial chambers and their artifacts, including forty
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allowed her to avoid the humiliation of being paraded as a prisoner in a
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Cilliers, L.; Retief, F. P. (1 January 2006), "The death of Cleopatra",
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forced her to kill herself in a manner of her choosing. The location of
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History of Toxicology and Environmental Health: Toxicology in Antiquity
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For primary source translations of Plutarch's account of the deaths of
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also depict Cleopatra slumbering while pressing a snake to her breast.
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The suicide of Cleopatra: the asp is wriggling up the left arm of the
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On the Antique Painting in Encaustic of Cleopatra: Discovered in 1818
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relayed the story of the asp but expressed doubt about its validity.
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The story of Cleopatra's suicide by snakebite was often depicted in
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Cleopatra committing suicide, fresco from the House of Giuseppe II,
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Cleopatra taking her own life with the bite of a venomous serpent,
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about the queen's cause of death, as referenced in Morgagni's 1761
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in 32 BC. It is likely he had already married Cleopatra during the
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is most likely a depiction of Cleopatra VII of Ptolemaic Egypt as
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contains a dramatic scene where the Egyptian queen, portrayed by
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The deaths of Cleopatra and Caesarion marked the end of both the
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Seduction and Power: Antiquity in the Visual and Performing Arts
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in 1818, now lost but described in an archaeological report and
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as the cause of death. Roller notes the prominence of snakes in
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Rendiconti dell'Accademia di Archeologia, Lettere e Belle Arti
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from intervening in any of its affairs and appointing his own
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wrapped around a vase or column at the base. As explained by
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The tomb had been built during her lifetime, in keeping with
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was also commonly depicted in paintings, including those by
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frame of the statue. The first of these was published by
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Modern scholars have also cast doubt on the story of the
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near the eastern borders of Ptolemaic Egypt, his officer
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For Cleopatra's European origins through her ancestor
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of a 1st century BC Greek original from the school of
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Modern works depicting Cleopatra's death include 6446:Ancient Roman depictions of Cleopatra VII of Egypt 6383: 5775:, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 5198:"Restorations of 19th century sculptures in Lille" 3067: 2161:depicted Cleopatra as the embodiment of the cruel 1884:. Another engraving by Veneziano and a drawing by 1419:and her distinct facial features, wearing a royal 633: 590:currently without an elected office convinced the 6055: 5840:, London: Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 183–197, 4421: 4409: 4397: 4182: 4176: 3809: 2951:, p. 59, scholars debate whether or not the 2242:plaster sculpture of Cleopatra committing suicide 1592:depicting Cleopatra with her infant son Caesarion 1192:when she was paraded in chains but spared during 365:depictions of her death in visual arts are rare, 6525: 6407:. T.J. Cadoux, trans. New York: Sagamore Press. 6154:"Painting with a portrait of a woman in profile" 6018:, Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, 5626:Cleopatra the Great: The Woman Behind the Legend 4433: 2988:is generally thought to be a mid-1st century AD 2209:, inside the tomb where they would be interred. 1552:, an eyewitness of Octavian's triumph along the 1022:supported the asp bite version. Roman physician 53:, also wearing a royal diadem, stands behind her 6453:How History And Hollywood Got 'Cleopatra' Wrong 6423:The Life and Times of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt 6121:Walker, Susan (2008), "Cleopatra in Pompeii?", 1411:and triumvir Mark Antony, late 1st century AD, 1369: 6178: 6037:, in Hanson, Helen; O'Rawe, Catherine (eds.), 5582:The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Augustus 5477: 5159: 5091: 5031: 5019: 4164: 4152: 41:, early 1st century AD, most likely depicting 6405:Cleopatra: a Study in Politics and Propaganda 6056:Tsoucalas, Gregory; Sgantzos, Markos (2014), 6039:The Femme Fatale: Images, Histories, Contexts 5532: 4929: 1492: 191: 5562:The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt 5555: 5271:Encyclopaedia Romana (University of Chicago) 3882: 2175:was seen in public petting snakes while the 1784:depicted Cleopatra and Antony lying together 962:, mentioned neither a cause of death nor an 352:The death of Cleopatra has been depicted in 6151: 5237: 5196: 5055: 3166: 3091: 2969:—is a depiction of Cleopatra, based on the 2248:, France, was once thought to be a work by 1441:believes that it is in or near a temple of 16:Death of the Greek Ptolemaic ruler in 30 BC 6239:Cleopatra: The Life and Death of a Pharaoh 6188:"Glamour Girls: Cleomania in Mass Culture" 5854: 5421:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 3909: 2179:posed her in front of Cleopatra's alleged 1675:Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods 1629:vessel in the British Museum known as the 1605:early 1st century AD painting from Pompeii 325:. Cleopatra's death marked the end of the 266:, who stabbed himself with a sword, to be 198: 184: 6235: 6156:, in Walker, Susan; Higgs, Peter (eds.), 6134: 5930:, Philadelphia: George Gebbie & Co., 5831: 5493: 5429: 5393:, in Walker, Susan; Higgs, Peter (eds.), 4316: 3524: 3440: 3349: 3298: 3226: 3127: 2940: 2884:, p. 87 describes the painting from 2540:Bust of Cleopatra committing suicide, by 691:depicting Cleopatra VII by French artist 6402: 6359: 6216: 6158:Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth 6008: 5984: 5789: 5619: 5453: 5395:Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth 5364: 5307: 5067: 4842: 4825: 4796: 4784: 4772: 4709: 4697: 4685: 4673: 4661: 4463: 4391: 4367: 4301: 4286: 4256: 3936: 3894: 3855: 3791: 3779: 3750: 3710: 3645: 3592: 3580: 3551: 3512: 3500: 3452: 3421: 3385: 3361: 3313: 3274: 3238: 3214: 3151: 3115: 3031: 3027: 2948: 2917:which has been identified as Cleopatra." 2881: 2865: 2740: 2689: 2672: 2575:Ancient Egypt in the Western imagination 2106: 1841: 1518: 1484:List of cultural depictions of Cleopatra 1449:. In their excavations of the temple of 1069: 958:Cleopatra's personal physician Olympos, 905: 848: 773: 441: 29: 6451:Eubanks, W. Ralph. (1 November 2010). " 6419: 6337: 6298: 5920: 4358:, pp. 149, 151, 214, footnote 103. 3924: 1967:the moment of Cleopatra's death, while 1423:and pearl-studded hairpins, from Roman 485:possibly depicting Cleopatra, from the 6526: 6279: 6217:Bradford, Ernle Dusgate Selby (2000). 6120: 6099: 6078: 5896: 5810: 5737: 5667: 5509: 5388: 4953: 4941: 4881: 4869: 4857: 4745: 4721: 4646: 4634: 4622: 4610: 4598: 4586: 4574: 4562: 4550: 4538: 4526: 4514: 4478: 4451: 4379: 4355: 4331: 4271: 4244: 4229: 4140: 4125: 4113: 4101: 4089: 4077: 4065: 4053: 4029: 3983: 3959: 3803: 3729: 3698: 3681: 3669: 3657: 3628: 3536: 3485: 3464: 3409: 3373: 3337: 3325: 3286: 3262: 3190: 3178: 3139: 3103: 3061: 2981: 2944: 2869: 2808: 2787: 2765: 2676: 2668: 1435:mausoleum of Cleopatra and Mark Antony 1309:, which had lasted since the reign of 6489:The Timeline of the Life of Cleopatra 6318: 6032: 5942: 5873: 5855:Pratt, Frances; Fizel, Becca (1949), 5817:, Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 5768: 5643: 5533:DeMaria Smith, Margaret Mary (2011), 5284: 5264: 5079: 5004: 4992: 4980: 4968: 4917: 4905: 4893: 4813: 4757: 4733: 4502: 4490: 4200: 4188: 4041: 4010: 3998: 3971: 3870: 3843: 3828: 3767: 3616: 3604: 3563: 3397: 3250: 3202: 3005: 2927: 2889:day-to-day wear was the no-nonsense ' 2840: 2834: 2821: 2748: 2744: 2723: 2719: 2693: 2615: 6420:Weigall, Arthur E. P. Brome (1914). 6378: 6260: 6152:Walker, Susan; Higgs, Peter (2001), 6123:Papers of the British School at Rome 5598: 5579: 5180: 5137: 5113: 4505:, pp. 202–203, 207 footnote 28. 4427: 4415: 4403: 4343: 3076: 1795:(i.e. 15th century AD), authored by 1488:Cleopatra § Cultural depictions 601:Following their defeat in the naval 273:Cleopatra's death effectively ended 6364:. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus. 6192:Cleopatra : a sphinx revisited 5994:(2nd ed.), London: Routledge, 5906:, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 5880:Cleopatra : a sphinx revisited 5741:Bulletin of the History of Medicine 5674:Cleopatra : a sphinx revisited 5539:Cleopatra : a sphinx revisited 5516:Cleopatra : a sphinx revisited 5333: 5139:"Dig 'may reveal' Cleopatra's tomb" 4439: 3660:, pp. 146–147, 213 footnote83. 2478:Statues, busts and other sculptures 1728:The Banquet of Cleopatra and Antony 1453:at Taposiris Magna, archaeologists 594:, now under Octavian's control, to 529:bring Caesar's assassins to justice 13: 6210: 5121:. 24 February 2015. Archived from 2276:starring Bara, seen standing on a 1776:Des cas de nobles hommes et femmes 1720:Des cas de nobles hommes et femmes 926:, which was discovered at Emperor 562:, had an extramarital affair with 14: 6600: 6439: 5463:, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 5334:Rasmussen, Will (19 April 2009). 2943:, pp. 186, 194 footnote 10, 2909:, Cleopatra may well have been a 1927:in 1512, inspired three poems of 1470:from the House of Giuseppe II in 895: 675:of Cleopatra VII wearing a royal 566:that produced a son and eventual 6505: 6476:Cleopatra: Facts & Biography 2999: 2933: 2920: 2875: 2827: 2814: 2549: 2533: 2514: 2484: 2451: 2428: 2398: 2375: 2353: 2332: 2313: 2294: 1996: 1987: 1978: 1692: 1683: 1478:Depictions in art and literature 1393: 1384: 1235: 1226: 822: 657: 648: 471: 462: 72: 6323:. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books. 6265:. New York: Arcade Publishing. 6190:, in Miles, Margaret M. (ed.), 5878:, in Miles, Margaret M. (ed.), 5858:Encaustic Materials and Methods 5672:, in Miles, Margaret M. (ed.), 5565:, London: Thames & Hudson, 5537:, in Miles, Margaret M. (ed.), 5514:, in Miles, Margaret M. (ed.), 5436:A History of the Roman Republic 5223:Smithsonian American Art Museum 5101: 5044:Smithsonian American Art Museum 4177:Tsoucalas & Sgantzos (2014) 2930:, pp. 206–207, footnote 27 2864:. For further information, see 2793: 2780: 2754: 2729: 2712: 2699: 2682: 2662: 634:Suicide of Antony and Cleopatra 535:. With Lepidus marginalized in 426:Final War of the Roman Republic 37:from the House of Giuseppe II, 6474:Jarus, Owen (13 March 2014). " 5811:Martin, Nicholas Ivor (2014), 2622:, beginning with the reign of 2618:, pp. 5–6 notes that the 1340:, ruling with the facade of a 507:in 44 BC, the Roman statesmen 505:assassination of Julius Caesar 337:, as well as the beginning of 303:military victories of Octavian 1: 5832:Pina Polo, Francisco (2013), 5265:Grout, James (1 April 2017), 5247:"Mark Antony, Roman triumvir" 5184:. Remezcla.com. 24 April 2017 3424:, pp. xxii–xxiii, 30–31. 3040: 2971:hairstyle and facial features 2833:For further information, see 2807:, died from an asp bite, see 2069: 1803:illustrations of Boccaccio's 1613: 1468:early 1st century AD painting 1135: 1128: 1055:and published as a series of 6345:. New York: Schocken Books. 5949:The Journal of Roman Studies 5032:Wyke & Montserrat (2011) 5020:Wyke & Montserrat (2011) 4553:, pp. 148–149, 178–179. 4165:Cilliers & Retief (2006) 4153:Cilliers & Retief (2006) 4080:, pp. 299–300, 303–307. 3045: 2820:For further validation, see 2799:For further validation that 2786:For further validation, see 2718:For further validation, see 2688:For further validation, see 2580:Death of Alexander the Great 2287: 1778:by the 14th-century AD poet 1515:Portraiture in ancient Egypt 1439:Egyptian Antiquities Service 1376:Tomb of Antony and Cleopatra 1370:Tomb of Antony and Cleopatra 1207: 1152:University of the Free State 762: 610:BC. While Octavian captured 481:Ancient Roman fresco in the 381:works are numerous. Ancient 7: 6390:. Oxford University Press. 6306:. New York: Coward-McCann. 5769:Jones, Prudence J. (2006), 5397:, Princeton, N.J., p.  5070:, p. 221, footnote 11. 4104:, p. 306, footnote 11. 2957:—discovered in 1874 on the 2568: 1931:eventually carved into the 1214:History of the Roman Empire 1010: 990: 493:, Italy, mid-1st century AD 10: 6605: 6060:, in Philip Wexler (ed.), 5707:10.1016/j.niox.2021.04.001 5668:Gurval, Robert A. (2011), 3883:Dodson & Hilton (2004) 2961:in Rome and housed in the 2216:, African American artist 2191:. The 1963 Hollywood film 1914:depicted Cleopatra's death 1762:. The artist known as the 1496: 1493:Hellenistic and Roman eras 1481: 1373: 1211: 1045:Giovanni Battista Morgagni 899: 826: 751: 699:of Cleopatra dated to the 637: 423: 419: 18: 6549:Deaths by person in Egypt 6500:San Jose State University 6236:Flamarion, Edith (1997). 6221:. London: Penguin Group. 6136:10.1017/S0068246200000404 5495:10.4314/actat.v26i2.52563 3167:Grant & Badian (2018) 3092:Walker & Higgs (2001) 2707:ancient Egyptian practice 2368: 1560:observed that an ancient 1305:'s rule of Egypt and the 1202:carbon monoxide poisoning 999: 979: 541:Greek East and Latin West 309:in 27 BC and be known as 6519:Letitia Elizabeth Landon 6426:. Edinburgh: Blackwood. 6263:The Search for Cleopatra 6079:Varner, Eric R. (2004), 5874:Pucci, Giuseppe (2011), 5790:Manninen, Alisa (2015), 5510:Curran, Brian A (2011), 5374:, Melbourne: Macmillan, 5267:"The Death of Cleopatra" 5251:Encyclopaedia Britannica 5218:"The Death of Cleopatra" 4529:, pp. 72, 151, 175. 4092:, pp. 303–304, 307. 3910:Pratt & Fizel (1949) 3713:, pp. xxiii, 31–32. 3205:, pp. xiii, 3, 279. 2963:Palazzo dei Conservatori 2860:, the first of whom was 2839:Plutarch, translated by 2600: 2363:by Reginald Arthur, 1892 2129:Robbing Cleopatra's Tomb 1963:. These works tended to 1597:Temple of Venus Genetrix 1271:Temple of Venus Genetrix 1245:This mid-1st century BC 1178:, the criminal profiler 1168:Mithridates VI of Pontus 1107:, sacred serpent of the 695:(1648–1711), based on a 596:declare war on Cleopatra 268:buried together properly 6539:1st century BC in Egypt 6403:Volkmann, Hans (1958). 5876:"Every Man's Cleopatra" 5772:Cleopatra: a sourcebook 5559:; Hilton, Dyan (2004), 5389:Bailey, Donald (2001), 5319:Perseus Digital Library 3539:, pp. 54, 174–175. 2692:, pp. 149–150 and 2590:List of unsolved deaths 2585:Early life of Cleopatra 2421:Jean-Baptiste de Poilly 2282:Egyptian wall paintings 2154:Marcantonio e Cleopatra 1833:on virtuous pagan women 1734:from a 1479 version of 1427:, Italy, 1st century AD 1194:Julius Caesar's triumph 1143:Ptolemy II Philadelphus 693:Élisabeth Sophie Chéron 583:Donations of Alexandria 558:descent who ruled from 434:Early life of Cleopatra 245:herself using either a 137:Donations of Alexandria 125:Assassination of Pompey 6360:Southern, Pat (2000). 6261:Foss, Michael (1999). 6100:Walker, Susan (2004), 5903:Cleopatra: a biography 5460:The Reign of Cleopatra 5166:The Walters Art Museum 3118:, pp. xxi, 21–22. 2361:The Death of Cleopatra 2341:The Death of Cleopatra 2321:The Death of Cleopatra 2302:The Death of Cleopatra 2230:Neoclassical sculpture 2214:The Death of Cleopatra 2148:(1911–1912), the 1913 2137: 2119: 2112:The Death of Cleopatra 2074:In modern literature, 2023:The Death of Cleopatra 2007:The Death of Cleopatra 1937:Baldassare Castiglione 1929:Renaissance literature 1878:Bartolommeo Bandinelli 1854: 1797:Laurent de Premierfait 1772:illuminated manuscript 1712:illuminated manuscript 1704:miniature illustration 1528: 1281:for the ruling regime. 1082: 1049:Giovanni Maria Lancisi 955: 861: 841:Epoch (reference date) 798:adjusting Cleopatra's 786: 779:Cleopatra and Octavian 685:Antikensammlung Berlin 679:, mid-1st century BC, 455: 410:Neoclassical sculpture 281:between the remaining 54: 22:The Death of Cleopatra 6457:National Public Radio 6280:Fraser, P.M. (1985). 4613:, pp. 61–69, 74. 4370:, pp. 32, 76–77. 4289:, pp. xxiii, 32. 4247:, pp. 35, 42–44. 3455:, pp. xxiii, 31. 3030:, pp. 1, 23 and 2801:Demetrios of Phaleron 2266:Orientalist paintings 2110: 1957:Artemisia Gentileschi 1845: 1645:) floats above them. 1582:A mid-1st century BC 1564:of a woman wearing a 1522: 1497:Further information: 1482:Further information: 1374:Further information: 1346:Clement of Alexandria 1212:Further information: 1125:Demetrios of Phaleron 1073: 1040:Pseudodoxia Epidemica 909: 900:Further information: 866:Theodore Cressy Skeat 852: 827:Further information: 777: 638:Further information: 445: 424:Further information: 132:Liberators' civil war 33: 6554:Ptolemaic Alexandria 6463:) (a book review of 6386:The Roman Revolution 6282:Ptolemaic Alexandria 6033:Sully, Jess (2010), 5629:, New York: Harper, 5455:Burstein, Stanley M. 4930:DeMaria Smith (2011) 4454:, pp. 149, 153. 4304:, pp. xxiii, 1. 4213:Hopper et al. (2021) 3388:, pp. xxii, 30. 3316:, pp. xxii, 29. 3277:, pp. xxii, 25. 3018:from the kingdom of 2845:Contrary to regular 2777:foreknowledge of it. 2774:Roman historiography 2654:Greek age, now that 2525:(1610–1661), Ivory, 2467:Antony and Cleopatra 2199:Joseph L. Mankiewicz 2177:Fox Film Corporation 2097:Antony and Cleopatra 2059:Antony and Cleopatra 2021:, 1638–39 (center); 1806:De Mulieribus Claris 1741:De Mulieribus Claris 1610:Roman historiography 1511:Ancient Egyptian art 922:of Cleopatra VII in 902:Roman historiography 829:Chronological dating 733:Ptolemy Philadelphus 487:House of the Orchard 483:Pompeian Third Style 414:Orientalist painting 354:various works of art 307:Rome's first emperor 213:, the last ruler of 45:, wearing her royal 6319:Nardo, Don (1994). 6184:Montserrat, Dominic 5371:Tiepolo's Cleopatra 5321:, Tufts University) 5125:on 10 December 2020 5007:, pp. 203–204. 4971:, pp. 201–202. 4920:, pp. 303–304. 4908:, pp. 233–234. 4884:, pp. 116–117. 4872:, pp. 114–116. 4760:, pp. 221–222. 4736:, pp. 214–215. 4601:, pp. 148–149. 4382:, pp. 153–155. 4334:, pp. 150–151. 4319:, pp. 304–307. 4274:, pp. 149–150. 4203:, pp. 180–201. 4056:, pp. 305–306. 4044:, pp. 195–197. 4013:, pp. 189–190. 4001:, pp. 194–195. 3701:, pp. 147–148. 3684:, pp. 146–147. 3619:, pp. 185–186. 3607:, pp. 184–185. 3595:, pp. 154–155. 3527:, pp. 184–186. 3515:, pp. 153–154. 3467:, pp. 144–145. 3376:, pp. 136–137. 3352:, pp. 302–303. 3241:, pp. 162–163. 3094:, pp. 314–315. 3064:, pp. 178–179. 3016:Alexander the Great 2984:, p. 175, the 2837:, pp. 99–100. 2824:, pp. 197–198. 2751:, pp. 193–194. 2624:Alexander the Great 2503:Hellenistic artwork 2284:in the background. 2189:death and sexuality 2054:William Shakespeare 1861:. 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" 6244:Abrams Discoveries 6129:: 35–46, 345–348, 6010:Southern, Patricia 5986:Southern, Patricia 5861:, New York: Lear, 5701:, 111–112: 45–63, 5204:, 11 February 2016 5092:Walters Art Museum 3927:, pp. 41, 44. 3873:, pp. 98–100. 3794:, pp. 56, 62. 2967:Capitoline Museums 2868:, p. 185 and 2858:governors of Egypt 2722:, p. 180 and 2632:Hellenistic Greeks 2630:stresses that the 2620:Hellenistic period 2595:Reign of Cleopatra 2527:Walters Art Museum 2471:Anne Seymour Damer 2407:sleeping Cleopatra 2258:Death of Cleopatra 2222:Caucasian features 2140:), an 1899 French 2120: 2029:, c. 1640 (right). 2013:, c. 1560 (left); 1961:Edward Burne-Jones 1899:French Renaissance 1882:Agostino Veneziano 1855: 1780:Giovanni Boccaccio 1736:Giovanni Boccaccio 1716:Giovanni Boccaccio 1529: 1437:is uncertain. The 1307:Hellenistic period 1091:Egyptian mythology 1087:venomous snakebite 1083: 956: 862: 787: 701:Hellenistic period 640:Reign of Cleopatra 533:Second Triumvirate 456: 438:Reign of Cleopatra 361:. While surviving 327:Hellenistic period 113:Battle of the Nile 55: 6579:Suicides in Egypt 6513:., a painting by 6465:Cleopatra: A Life 6339:Pomeroy, Sarah B. 6103:The Portland Vase 6085:, Leiden: Brill, 5288:(29 March 2013), 4944:, pp. 16–17. 4799:, pp. 60–61. 4787:, pp. 56–59. 4724:, pp. 73–74. 4712:, pp. 51–54. 4700:, pp. 50–52. 4664:, pp. 53–54. 4649:, pp. 66–70. 4637:, pp. 65–66. 4577:, pp. 41–59. 4346:, pp. 24–25. 4179:, pp. 19–20. 4155:, pp. 85–87. 3912:, pp. 14–15. 3364:, pp. 29–30. 3265:, pp. 76–84. 3193:, pp. 15–16. 2737:Charmion and Iras 2644:Hellenistic Egypt 2497:, 1st century AD 2325:Jean-André Rixens 2270:J. Gordon Edwards 2262:Jean-André Rixens 2181:mummified remains 2146:Italo-Turkish War 2027:Alessandro Turchi 1945:Agostino Favoriti 1595:by Caesar in the 1507:Roman portraiture 1455:Kathleen Martinez 1405:Roman marble bust 1323:newly established 1313:(r. 336–323 BC). 1303:Ptolemaic dynasty 1293:Greek philosopher 1279:a sensitive issue 1253:, Italy, showing 1185:Patricia Southern 1079:Benedetto Gennari 1008: 988: 960:cited by Plutarch 914:depicting Caesar 763:ou thriambéusomai 760: 501:First Triumvirate 341:, which became a 317:), rival heir of 208: 207: 6596: 6564:Ancient suicides 6509: 6435: 6416: 6399: 6389: 6375: 6356: 6334: 6315: 6295: 6276: 6257: 6232: 6205: 6175: 6148: 6138: 6117: 6096: 6075: 6052: 6029: 6005: 5981: 5939: 5917: 5898:Roller, Duane W. 5893: 5870: 5851: 5828: 5814:The Opera Manual 5807: 5786: 5765: 5734: 5687: 5664: 5640: 5616: 5595: 5576: 5552: 5529: 5506: 5497: 5474: 5450: 5431:Bringmann, Klaus 5426: 5420: 5412: 5385: 5366:Anderson, Jaynie 5352: 5350: 5348: 5330: 5328: 5326: 5314:Plutarch's Lives 5304: 5302: 5300: 5281: 5279: 5277: 5261: 5259: 5257: 5245:(28 July 2018), 5234: 5232: 5230: 5213: 5211: 5209: 5193: 5191: 5189: 5177: 5175: 5173: 5156: 5154: 5152: 5134: 5132: 5130: 5095: 5089: 5083: 5077: 5071: 5065: 5059: 5053: 5047: 5041: 5035: 5029: 5023: 5017: 5008: 5002: 4996: 4990: 4984: 4978: 4972: 4966: 4957: 4951: 4945: 4939: 4933: 4927: 4921: 4915: 4909: 4903: 4897: 4891: 4885: 4879: 4873: 4867: 4861: 4855: 4846: 4840: 4829: 4823: 4817: 4811: 4800: 4794: 4788: 4782: 4776: 4770: 4761: 4755: 4749: 4743: 4737: 4731: 4725: 4719: 4713: 4707: 4701: 4695: 4689: 4683: 4677: 4671: 4665: 4659: 4650: 4644: 4638: 4632: 4626: 4620: 4614: 4608: 4602: 4596: 4590: 4584: 4578: 4572: 4566: 4560: 4554: 4548: 4542: 4536: 4530: 4524: 4518: 4512: 4506: 4500: 4494: 4488: 4482: 4476: 4467: 4461: 4455: 4449: 4443: 4437: 4431: 4425: 4419: 4413: 4407: 4401: 4395: 4389: 4383: 4377: 4371: 4365: 4359: 4353: 4347: 4341: 4335: 4329: 4320: 4317:Bringmann (2007) 4314: 4305: 4299: 4290: 4284: 4275: 4269: 4260: 4254: 4248: 4242: 4233: 4227: 4216: 4210: 4204: 4198: 4192: 4186: 4180: 4174: 4168: 4162: 4156: 4150: 4144: 4138: 4129: 4123: 4117: 4111: 4105: 4099: 4093: 4087: 4081: 4075: 4069: 4063: 4057: 4051: 4045: 4039: 4033: 4027: 4014: 4008: 4002: 3996: 3987: 3981: 3975: 3969: 3963: 3957: 3940: 3934: 3928: 3922: 3913: 3907: 3898: 3892: 3886: 3880: 3874: 3868: 3859: 3853: 3847: 3841: 3832: 3826: 3807: 3801: 3795: 3789: 3783: 3777: 3771: 3765: 3754: 3748: 3733: 3727: 3714: 3708: 3702: 3696: 3685: 3679: 3673: 3667: 3661: 3655: 3649: 3643: 3632: 3626: 3620: 3614: 3608: 3602: 3596: 3590: 3584: 3578: 3567: 3561: 3555: 3549: 3540: 3534: 3528: 3525:Pina Polo (2013) 3522: 3516: 3510: 3504: 3498: 3489: 3483: 3468: 3462: 3456: 3450: 3444: 3441:Bringmann (2007) 3438: 3425: 3419: 3413: 3407: 3401: 3395: 3389: 3383: 3377: 3371: 3365: 3359: 3353: 3350:Bringmann (2007) 3347: 3341: 3335: 3329: 3323: 3317: 3311: 3302: 3299:Bringmann (2007) 3296: 3290: 3284: 3278: 3272: 3266: 3260: 3254: 3248: 3242: 3236: 3230: 3227:Bringmann (2007) 3224: 3218: 3212: 3206: 3200: 3194: 3188: 3182: 3176: 3170: 3164: 3155: 3149: 3143: 3137: 3131: 3128:Bringmann (2007) 3125: 3119: 3113: 3107: 3101: 3095: 3089: 3080: 3074: 3065: 3059: 3035: 3003: 2997: 2937: 2931: 2924: 2918: 2879: 2873: 2862:Cornelius Gallus 2831: 2825: 2818: 2812: 2797: 2791: 2784: 2778: 2758: 2752: 2733: 2727: 2716: 2710: 2703: 2697: 2686: 2680: 2666: 2660: 2642:. In regards to 2636:Classical Greece 2613: 2561:Charles Gauthier 2553: 2537: 2518: 2488: 2455: 2432: 2412:Sleeping Ariadne 2402: 2391:Adriaen de Vries 2379: 2357: 2336: 2317: 2298: 2254:Charles Gauthier 2226:Macedonian Greek 2203:Elizabeth Taylor 2084:Victorien Sardou 2000: 1991: 1982: 1949:Sleeping Ariadne 1941:Bernardino Baldi 1921:Sleeping Ariadne 1894:Sleeping Ariadne 1868:Roman sculptures 1826:Geoffrey Chaucer 1764:Boucicaut Master 1708:Boucicaut Master 1696: 1687: 1665:Roman literature 1618: 1615: 1574:Egyptian goddess 1527:, 1st century AD 1433:The site of the 1397: 1388: 1328:, with Octavian 1239: 1230: 1218:History of Egypt 1140: 1137: 1133: 1130: 1109:ancient Egyptian 1013: 1003: 1001: 993: 983: 981: 944:Ptolemaic rulers 816:venom extraction 781:, a painting by 765: 755: 753: 752:οὐ θριαμβεύσομαι 725:Alexander Helios 716:Gaius Proculeius 669:Berlin Cleopatra 661: 652: 616:Cornelius Gallus 603:Battle of Actium 517:Aemilius Lepidus 475: 466: 430:Battle of Actium 397:Sleeping Ariadne 359:Latin literature 301:celebrating the 287:Battle of Actium 260:Cleopatra's tomb 254:political rival 200: 193: 186: 156:Death and legacy 144:Battle of Actium 76: 57: 56: 6604: 6603: 6599: 6598: 6597: 6595: 6594: 6593: 6589:Female suicides 6559:Unsolved deaths 6524: 6523: 6496:Wayback Machine 6442: 6372: 6353: 6331: 6292: 6273: 6254: 6229: 6213: 6211:Further reading 6208: 6202: 6172: 6114: 6093: 6072: 6049: 6026: 6002: 5956:(1–2): 98–100, 5914: 5890: 5848: 5825: 5804: 5783: 5684: 5661: 5637: 5621:Fletcher, Joann 5592: 5573: 5549: 5526: 5481:Acta Theologica 5471: 5447: 5414: 5413: 5409: 5382: 5358:Printed sources 5355: 5346: 5344: 5324: 5322: 5298: 5296: 5275: 5273: 5255: 5253: 5228: 5226: 5207: 5205: 5202:The Art Tribune 5187: 5185: 5171: 5169: 5150: 5148: 5147:. 15 April 2009 5128: 5126: 5104: 5099: 5098: 5090: 5086: 5078: 5074: 5068:Manninen (2015) 5066: 5062: 5056:The Art Tribune 5054: 5050: 5042: 5038: 5030: 5026: 5018: 5011: 5003: 4999: 4991: 4987: 4979: 4975: 4967: 4960: 4952: 4948: 4940: 4936: 4928: 4924: 4916: 4912: 4904: 4900: 4892: 4888: 4880: 4876: 4868: 4864: 4856: 4849: 4843:Anderson (2003) 4841: 4832: 4826:Anderson (2003) 4824: 4820: 4812: 4803: 4797:Anderson (2003) 4795: 4791: 4785:Anderson (2003) 4783: 4779: 4773:Anderson (2003) 4771: 4764: 4756: 4752: 4744: 4740: 4732: 4728: 4720: 4716: 4710:Anderson (2003) 4708: 4704: 4698:Anderson (2003) 4696: 4692: 4686:Anderson (2003) 4684: 4680: 4674:Anderson (2003) 4672: 4668: 4662:Anderson (2003) 4660: 4653: 4645: 4641: 4633: 4629: 4625:, pp. 8–9. 4621: 4617: 4609: 4605: 4597: 4593: 4585: 4581: 4573: 4569: 4561: 4557: 4549: 4545: 4537: 4533: 4525: 4521: 4513: 4509: 4501: 4497: 4489: 4485: 4477: 4470: 4464:Burstein (2004) 4462: 4458: 4450: 4446: 4438: 4434: 4426: 4422: 4414: 4410: 4402: 4398: 4392:Fletcher (2008) 4390: 4386: 4378: 4374: 4368:Burstein (2004) 4366: 4362: 4354: 4350: 4342: 4338: 4330: 4323: 4315: 4308: 4302:Burstein (2004) 4300: 4293: 4287:Burstein (2004) 4285: 4278: 4270: 4263: 4257:Burstein (2004) 4255: 4251: 4243: 4236: 4228: 4219: 4211: 4207: 4199: 4195: 4187: 4183: 4175: 4171: 4163: 4159: 4151: 4147: 4139: 4132: 4124: 4120: 4112: 4108: 4100: 4096: 4088: 4084: 4076: 4072: 4064: 4060: 4052: 4048: 4040: 4036: 4028: 4017: 4009: 4005: 3997: 3990: 3982: 3978: 3970: 3966: 3958: 3943: 3937:Plutarch (1920) 3935: 3931: 3923: 3916: 3908: 3901: 3895:Fletcher (2008) 3893: 3889: 3881: 3877: 3869: 3862: 3856:Burstein (2004) 3854: 3850: 3842: 3835: 3827: 3810: 3802: 3798: 3792:Anderson (2003) 3790: 3786: 3780:Plutarch (1920) 3778: 3774: 3766: 3757: 3751:Anderson (2003) 3749: 3736: 3728: 3717: 3711:Burstein (2004) 3709: 3705: 3697: 3688: 3680: 3676: 3668: 3664: 3656: 3652: 3646:Southern (2009) 3644: 3635: 3627: 3623: 3615: 3611: 3603: 3599: 3593:Southern (2009) 3591: 3587: 3581:Burstein (2004) 3579: 3570: 3562: 3558: 3552:Southern (2009) 3550: 3543: 3535: 3531: 3523: 3519: 3513:Southern (2009) 3511: 3507: 3501:Southern (2009) 3499: 3492: 3484: 3471: 3463: 3459: 3453:Burstein (2004) 3451: 3447: 3439: 3428: 3422:Burstein (2004) 3420: 3416: 3408: 3404: 3396: 3392: 3386:Burstein (2004) 3384: 3380: 3372: 3368: 3362:Burstein (2004) 3360: 3356: 3348: 3344: 3336: 3332: 3324: 3320: 3314:Burstein (2004) 3312: 3305: 3297: 3293: 3285: 3281: 3275:Burstein (2004) 3273: 3269: 3261: 3257: 3249: 3245: 3239:Fletcher (2008) 3237: 3233: 3225: 3221: 3215:Southern (2009) 3213: 3209: 3201: 3197: 3189: 3185: 3177: 3173: 3165: 3158: 3152:Burstein (2004) 3150: 3146: 3138: 3134: 3126: 3122: 3116:Burstein (2004) 3114: 3110: 3102: 3098: 3090: 3083: 3079:, pp. 3–7. 3075: 3068: 3060: 3053: 3048: 3043: 3038: 3024:northern Greece 3014:, a general of 3012:Ptolemy I Soter 3009: 3004: 3000: 2986:Esquiline Venus 2954:Esquiline Venus 2947:, p. 175, 2939:As outlined by 2938: 2934: 2925: 2921: 2915:Egyptian motifs 2880: 2876: 2847:Roman provinces 2844: 2838: 2832: 2828: 2819: 2815: 2805:Ptolemy I Soter 2798: 2794: 2785: 2781: 2762:Duane W. Roller 2759: 2755: 2734: 2730: 2717: 2713: 2704: 2700: 2687: 2683: 2679:, p. 100). 2667: 2663: 2648:Hellenistic Age 2614: 2607: 2603: 2571: 2564: 2554: 2545: 2538: 2529: 2523:Adam Lenckhardt 2519: 2510: 2501:copy of a late 2494:Esquiline Venus 2489: 2480: 2473: 2456: 2447: 2433: 2424: 2403: 2394: 2380: 2371: 2364: 2358: 2349: 2337: 2328: 2318: 2309: 2299: 2290: 2244:, now found in 2159:Enrico Guazzoni 2088:Sarah Bernhardt 2072: 2041:Devil's Charter 2033: 2032: 2031: 2030: 2003: 2002: 2001: 1993: 1992: 1984: 1983: 1873:Esquiline Venus 1863:Venetian artist 1766:, in a 1409 AD 1760:Renaissance art 1752: 1751: 1750: 1749: 1710:in the 1409 AD 1699: 1698: 1697: 1689: 1688: 1677: 1650:Augustan-period 1616: 1601:Forum of Caesar 1570:Vatican Museums 1542:steel engraving 1534:Hadrian's Villa 1517: 1499:Hellenistic art 1495: 1490: 1480: 1445:, southwest of 1443:Taposiris Magna 1431: 1430: 1429: 1428: 1413:Vatican Museums 1400: 1399: 1398: 1390: 1389: 1378: 1372: 1285: 1284: 1283: 1282: 1275:Forum of Caesar 1265:, with her son 1242: 1241: 1240: 1232: 1231: 1220: 1210: 1141:), confined by 1138: 1131: 912:steel engraving 904: 898: 890:Jaynie Anderson 882:Duane W. Roller 847: 833:Ab urbe condita 825: 707: 706: 705: 704: 664: 663: 662: 654: 653: 642: 636: 551:, a pharaoh of 549:Ptolemaic Egypt 497: 496: 495: 494: 478: 477: 476: 468: 467: 440: 422: 391:Esquiline Venus 215:Ptolemaic Egypt 204: 158: 153: 104: 99: 81: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 6602: 6592: 6591: 6586: 6581: 6576: 6571: 6566: 6561: 6556: 6551: 6546: 6541: 6536: 6522: 6521: 6503: 6485: 6472: 6449: 6441: 6440:External links 6438: 6437: 6436: 6417: 6400: 6376: 6370: 6357: 6351: 6335: 6329: 6316: 6296: 6290: 6277: 6271: 6258: 6252: 6233: 6227: 6212: 6209: 6207: 6206: 6200: 6176: 6170: 6149: 6118: 6112: 6097: 6091: 6076: 6070: 6053: 6047: 6030: 6024: 6006: 6000: 5982: 5962:10.2307/297786 5940: 5918: 5912: 5894: 5888: 5871: 5852: 5846: 5829: 5823: 5808: 5802: 5787: 5781: 5766: 5748:(4): 299–325, 5735: 5688: 5682: 5665: 5659: 5645:Grant, Michael 5641: 5635: 5617: 5603:(in Italian), 5596: 5590: 5577: 5571: 5553: 5547: 5530: 5524: 5507: 5475: 5469: 5451: 5445: 5427: 5407: 5386: 5380: 5361: 5354: 5353: 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5881: 5877: 5872: 5868: 5864: 5860: 5859: 5853: 5849: 5847:9781441190659 5843: 5839: 5835: 5830: 5826: 5824:9780810888685 5820: 5816: 5815: 5809: 5805: 5803:9781443876223 5799: 5795: 5794: 5788: 5784: 5782:9780806137414 5778: 5774: 5773: 5767: 5763: 5759: 5755: 5751: 5747: 5743: 5742: 5736: 5732: 5728: 5724: 5720: 5716: 5712: 5708: 5704: 5700: 5699: 5694: 5689: 5685: 5683:9780520243675 5679: 5675: 5671: 5666: 5662: 5660:9780297995029 5656: 5652: 5651: 5646: 5642: 5638: 5636:9780060585587 5632: 5628: 5627: 5622: 5618: 5614: 5610: 5606: 5602: 5597: 5593: 5591:9780521807968 5587: 5583: 5578: 5574: 5572:9780500051283 5568: 5564: 5563: 5558: 5557:Dodson, Aidan 5554: 5550: 5548:9780520243675 5544: 5540: 5536: 5531: 5527: 5525:9780520243675 5521: 5517: 5513: 5508: 5505: 5501: 5496: 5491: 5487: 5483: 5482: 5476: 5472: 5470:9780313325274 5466: 5462: 5461: 5456: 5452: 5448: 5446:9780745633718 5442: 5438: 5437: 5432: 5428: 5424: 5418: 5410: 5408:9780691088358 5404: 5400: 5396: 5392: 5387: 5383: 5381:9781876832445 5377: 5373: 5372: 5367: 5363: 5362: 5360: 5359: 5343: 5342: 5337: 5332: 5320: 5316: 5315: 5310: 5306: 5295: 5291: 5287: 5286:Nuwer, Rachel 5283: 5272: 5268: 5263: 5252: 5248: 5244: 5243:Badian, Ernst 5240: 5236: 5225: 5224: 5219: 5215: 5203: 5199: 5195: 5183: 5179: 5168: 5167: 5162: 5158: 5146: 5145: 5140: 5136: 5124: 5120: 5116: 5112: 5111: 5109: 5108: 5093: 5088: 5082:, p. 53. 5081: 5076: 5069: 5064: 5057: 5052: 5045: 5040: 5033: 5028: 5021: 5016: 5014: 5006: 5001: 4994: 4989: 4982: 4977: 4970: 4965: 4963: 4956:, p. 17. 4955: 4954:Martin (2014) 4950: 4943: 4942:Martin (2014) 4938: 4931: 4926: 4919: 4914: 4907: 4902: 4895: 4890: 4883: 4882:Curran (2011) 4878: 4871: 4870:Curran (2011) 4866: 4860:, p. 59. 4859: 4858:Gurval (2011) 4854: 4852: 4845:, p. 62. 4844: 4839: 4837: 4835: 4828:, p. 61. 4827: 4822: 4815: 4810: 4808: 4806: 4798: 4793: 4786: 4781: 4775:, p. 60. 4774: 4769: 4767: 4759: 4754: 4748:, p. 74. 4747: 4746:Gurval (2011) 4742: 4735: 4730: 4723: 4722:Gurval (2011) 4718: 4711: 4706: 4699: 4694: 4688:, p. 51. 4687: 4682: 4676:, p. 50. 4675: 4670: 4663: 4658: 4656: 4648: 4647:Gurval (2011) 4643: 4636: 4635:Gurval (2011) 4631: 4624: 4623:Roller (2010) 4619: 4612: 4611:Gurval (2011) 4607: 4600: 4599:Roller (2010) 4595: 4588: 4587:Roller (2010) 4583: 4576: 4575:Walker (2004) 4571: 4564: 4563:Bailey (2001) 4559: 4552: 4551:Roller (2010) 4547: 4541:, p. 20. 4540: 4539:Varner (2004) 4535: 4528: 4527:Roller (2010) 4523: 4516: 4515:Roller (2010) 4511: 4504: 4499: 4492: 4487: 4480: 4479:Curran (2011) 4475: 4473: 4466:, p. 66. 4465: 4460: 4453: 4452:Roller (2010) 4448: 4441: 4436: 4429: 4424: 4417: 4412: 4405: 4400: 4393: 4388: 4381: 4380:Roller (2010) 4376: 4369: 4364: 4357: 4356:Roller (2010) 4352: 4345: 4340: 4333: 4332:Roller (2010) 4328: 4326: 4318: 4313: 4311: 4303: 4298: 4296: 4288: 4283: 4281: 4273: 4272:Roller (2010) 4268: 4266: 4259:, p. 32. 4258: 4253: 4246: 4245:Walker (2008) 4241: 4239: 4231: 4230:Roller (2010) 4226: 4224: 4222: 4214: 4209: 4202: 4197: 4190: 4185: 4178: 4173: 4167:, p. 87. 4166: 4161: 4154: 4149: 4143:, p. 60. 4142: 4141:Gurval (2011) 4137: 4135: 4128:, p. 58. 4127: 4126:Gurval (2011) 4122: 4116:, p. 56. 4115: 4114:Gurval (2011) 4110: 4103: 4102:Jarcho (1969) 4098: 4091: 4090:Jarcho (1969) 4086: 4079: 4078:Jarcho (1969) 4074: 4067: 4066:Jarcho (1969) 4062: 4055: 4054:Jarcho (1969) 4050: 4043: 4038: 4031: 4030:Roller (2010) 4026: 4024: 4022: 4020: 4012: 4007: 4000: 3995: 3993: 3986:, p. 55. 3985: 3984:Gurval (2011) 3980: 3973: 3968: 3961: 3960:Roller (2010) 3956: 3954: 3952: 3950: 3948: 3946: 3939:, p. 54. 3938: 3933: 3926: 3921: 3919: 3911: 3906: 3904: 3896: 3891: 3884: 3879: 3872: 3867: 3865: 3858:, p. 65. 3857: 3852: 3845: 3840: 3838: 3830: 3825: 3823: 3821: 3819: 3817: 3815: 3813: 3806:, p. 72. 3805: 3804:Gurval (2011) 3800: 3793: 3788: 3782:, p. 79. 3781: 3776: 3769: 3764: 3762: 3760: 3753:, p. 56. 3752: 3747: 3745: 3743: 3741: 3739: 3731: 3730:Roller (2010) 3726: 3724: 3722: 3720: 3712: 3707: 3700: 3699:Roller (2010) 3695: 3693: 3691: 3683: 3682:Roller (2010) 3678: 3672:, p. 61. 3671: 3670:Gurval (2011) 3666: 3659: 3658:Roller (2010) 3654: 3647: 3642: 3640: 3638: 3630: 3629:Roller (2010) 3625: 3618: 3613: 3606: 3601: 3594: 3589: 3583:, p. 31. 3582: 3577: 3575: 3573: 3565: 3560: 3553: 3548: 3546: 3538: 3537:Roller (2010) 3533: 3526: 3521: 3514: 3509: 3502: 3497: 3495: 3487: 3486:Roller (2010) 3482: 3480: 3478: 3476: 3474: 3466: 3465:Roller (2010) 3461: 3454: 3449: 3442: 3437: 3435: 3433: 3431: 3423: 3418: 3411: 3410:Roller (2010) 3406: 3399: 3394: 3387: 3382: 3375: 3374:Roller (2010) 3370: 3363: 3358: 3351: 3346: 3339: 3338:Roller (2010) 3334: 3327: 3326:Roller (2010) 3322: 3315: 3310: 3308: 3300: 3295: 3288: 3287:Roller (2010) 3283: 3276: 3271: 3264: 3263:Roller (2010) 3259: 3252: 3247: 3240: 3235: 3228: 3223: 3217:, p. 43. 3216: 3211: 3204: 3199: 3192: 3191:Roller (2010) 3187: 3181:, p. 76. 3180: 3179:Roller (2010) 3175: 3168: 3163: 3161: 3154:, p. 27. 3153: 3148: 3142:, 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Index

The Death of Cleopatra

Roman painting
Pompeii
Cleopatra VII
diadem
Caesarion
Cleopatra VII

Ancestry
Early life
Children
Reign
Siege of Alexandria
Battle of the Nile
Accession
Assassination of Pompey
Liberators' civil war
Donations of Alexandria
Battle of Actium
Downfall
Death and legacy
Death
Tomb
Cultural depictions
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Ptolemaic Egypt

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