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Cleopatra<\/h3>\n

69BCE – 30BCE<\/h3>\n

Cleopatra was the last true Pharaoh of Egypt and ruled for 22 years, controlling the entire eastern Mediterranean coast as she fought off the ever-expanding reach of the Roman Empire. She was smart, rich, powerful and popular. She oversaw the largest library in the ancient world and was a brilliant strategist, controlled the economy and was a master of trade.<\/p>\n

Born in Egypt, Cleopatra was ethnically Greek, part of the Ptolemaic line of pharaohs descended from one of conquering Alexander the Great\u2019s generals. She would have grown up speaking Greek, but it is said she was the first Ptolemaic Pharaoh to learn the Egyptian language.<\/p>\n

Cleopatra was highly educated, and she considered herself a living goddess, often dressing as one. She loved pageantry and was known for dramatic entrances, including the famous roll-out-of-the carpet scene depicted in the Elizabeth Taylor movie when she meets Julius Caesar for the first time (some historians say it was really a linen sack). She had an affair with the married Julius Caesar, who built a controversial statue of her in Rome, and then with Marc Antony, whom she married and had three children with. She was also ruthless. She murdered her brother and sister to keep control of the throne (her other brother \u201cdrowned\u201d), and she was said to have tested poison on prisoners.<\/p>\n

When Cleopatra and Marc Antony lost the battle against his rival Octavian, the couple fled to Alexandria and died, maybe suicide, maybe not and most likely not by snake bite. Cleopatra was 39. After her death, Egypt became a province of Rome, ending the rule of the Ptolemies.<\/p>\n

Like many powerful women, Cleopatra\u2019s legacy has suffered from the propaganda of her enemies, in this case the Romans, angry she had slept with two of their most powerful men. They characterized her as a wanton temptress who used her sexuality to politically manipulate men in order to make themselves look good and remind the Roman woman not to get too ambitious. In truth, she was admired for her intelligence rather than her looks, but the Romans made sure, it’s her sexuality we remember. <\/p>\n

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Listen<\/h3>\n

to this interesting hour-long episode “Ms Understood” on Cleopatra from the Stuff You Should Know podcast.<\/p>\n

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