The Legend of Cleopatra

Cleopatra is a legendary woman. How charming is she and what kind of legendary story does she have? Below is the legendary story of Cleopatra that I have compiled for you. I hope it is useful to you!

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The Legend of Cleopatra Chapter 1: She was the last Pharaoh of Egypt

Why is she said to be the last Pharaoh? Cleopatra VII is indeed the Egyptian name for Cleopatra The last of the old people, what happens next? The Egyptian world was merged into the Arab world. The land has not changed, but the nation is no longer a nation of ancient Egypt in the strict sense.

Cleopatra was the last pharaoh who could speak Egyptian by herself. There are many legendary stories about this pharaoh.

This female pharaoh has so many legends about her. Which ones are true and which ones are not true? I am afraid many people still have doubts about this, but no matter what, Cleopatra Such a figure indeed played a big role in history. It should be said that he is a very important figure.

Cleopatra’s father actually did not want her to ascend the throne, but when someone needed to succeed her, her brother was still young. He seemed to be only 9 years old at the time. So Cleopatra Ra VII was actually in his teens. Under such circumstances, the two of them ascended the throne together under the protection of the Romans, and the two even got married.

Why is this? It is said to be an ancient Egyptian tradition. This was a very common phenomenon during the Ptolemaic period.

She is following a tradition in ancient Egypt, but we have read a lot of ancient Egyptian materials and a lot of their inscriptions. We rarely find that in the daily lives of ordinary people, there are brothers. The phenomenon of sisters getting married only happened in the palace, but it was not particularly common. Another point that deserves our attention is that no one in their union has only one spouse. There will always be pharaohs who will have other wives.

I did some research on this issue and found no such combination between brother and sister that resulted in descendants. So I feel that it may be a custom in Egypt, but its political meaning is far greater than other meanings. It is not marriage in the true sense, but to prevent the power from being neglected.

But after the two people got married, they both ruled together. The real pharaoh was Cleopatra's brother, Ptolemy XIII. But he was only 9 years old at the time, could he rule? He couldn't rule. So even though the two of them were married at this time, they had actually become political enemies and both wanted the political power.

Cleopatra VII, she had the ability to rule, and she was very smart. She could speak nine languages, including Egyptian. This was the only one among all the pharaohs of the Ptolemaic dynasty. A pharaoh who could speak Egyptian and was very talented.

The Legend of Cleopatra Part 2: Conquering Julius Caesar with her beauty and cleverness

Let’s watch the movie "Cleopatra", which contains many legendary stories, including Caesar, because Caesar was a very famous Roman general, he came to Egypt. Why did he come to Egypt? Because Pompey wanted to have exclusive power, but Caesar and other representative forces did not agree, so they started a civil war. After the fight, Pompey ran away without fighting. Where did he go? He ran to Egypt, hoping to seek protection from the Egyptian Pharaoh. However, at this time, the Egyptian power began to gradually weaken. During the Lemaic dynasty.

At this time, the Pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt did not give him protection, but in front of the Pharaoh, the people below killed Pompey, and waited for Caesar to chase him to Egypt. At that time, Pompey's head appeared.

They think that because your political enemy was killed by me, you should be happy. Isn’t your purpose also to catch him? Then I have done this for you. But after all, Pompey was a friend of Caesar in the past. They were both important generals and consuls, so they were both political enemies, but they also had their friendship. So Caesar felt not very happy.

At this time, Cleopatra ran to Syria because she had not beaten her brother. After Caesar came, he wanted to mediate the conflict between the two siblings, so he summoned them.

On the night before the summons, someone suddenly reported that an important Egyptian official wanted to see you and sent you a valuable gift, saying that it was given to you by Queen Cleopatra VII. . Caesar didn't know what this gift was, so he sent it in. After entering through the secret passage, he put down a heavy carpet.

Open it and see a very beautiful woman standing up. This is Cleopatra VII. She used this method to meet Caesar in advance before her brother, so Caesar became her important political partner.

After that, her brother was very unhappy. The next day he shouted, "You are betraying me, because after all, he is a pharaoh and has the air of an emperor. He always feels that I am a pharaoh." It was the emperor, but Caesar didn't listen at all at this time. Under this situation, he arrested him, but his army surrounded the palace.

In the end, Caesar had no choice but to release him again. After he was released, he still resisted. Then the Roman army would have to fight against Ptolemy XIII, also known as Cleopatra, Egypt. Cleopatra's brother started the war, and in the end Cleopatra's brother failed and died. In this way, Cleopatra got rid of her political enemies and she became Caesar's lover.

But soon Cleopatra made a mistake. She and Caesar were playing around on the Nile River, and they were very happy. At the same time, she gave birth to a child for Caesar, and she wanted this child to inherit Caesar's position.

Caesar later returned to Rome. During this period, Cleopatra also came to Rome and received high treatment.

But such treatment caused the Romans to be dissatisfied with her, thinking that if this continued, Caesar might regard Cleopatra or Egypt as more important than Roman rule. So while the Senate was meeting, Caesar was murdered. After that, Cleopatra VII began to return to Egypt overnight, because she knew that she could no longer stay in Rome.

The Legend of Cleopatra Part 3: Romantic Love with Antony

After returning, Antony began to rise in Rome. He was also a military general and became a consul. There are still many lands, including Egypt.

Antony wanted to summon the heads of his own kingdoms. During the summoning process, when Cleopatra went to see her, it was very grand, and the boat she was riding in was very beautiful. What kind of boat was it? The stern was made of gold, and the oars were inlaid with silver. There is a sliding pole on it, and Cleopatra herself is sitting gracefully in the canopy, and the people rowing the oars are girls dressed as narcissus, so who is fanning her? It is Cupid dressed as the god of love. A boy, very, very beautiful, with a purple canopy. At that time, Anthony was immediately stunned. He felt that he was so vulgar and lowly, so Anthony felt a little unbalanced in his heart. As a ruler, I summoned you. After you arrived, if you didn’t get off the ship, I had to run to your ship. Moreover, I lost to Cleopas in terms of appearance, dress, and ceremony. Terra, then I felt very unhappy and wondered whether it was you who summoned me or I who summoned you, so I thought, well, since you entertained me today, I will entertain you tomorrow too.

Then Anthony tried his best and designed a big scene. As a result, Cleopatra really came the next day. The ceremonial guard she brought with her, the entourage, and some utensils once again outshone Antony's ceremonial guard. Antony was immediately attracted by Cleopatra. Ra was mentally defeated, and just like that, another general fell under Cleopatra's pomegranate skirt.

Antony never tired of it and never returned to Rome. Rome thought that Antony had abandoned Rome, so Octavian began to rule at this time. At this time, due to differences in political opinions, Octavian began to attack Egypt, so Antony led his fleet to attack him. During the fight, it was Antony who charged the ship in front, and Cleopatra's ship behind.

Just when they were fighting, Cleopatra behind her felt that Antony was a little unable to resist. The reason is still a mystery to this day. Many people are studying this There are various explanations for the problem. So Cleopatra sailed back in the middle of the battle and left, withdrawing from the war. As soon as she left, Antony, whose morale was high, suddenly felt that she had abandoned me. What should I do? Let me chase her. So I left my army, took a boat and started chasing Cleopatra. Terra.

After the generals were gone, Antony’s army quickly failed, and Octavian marched straight into Egypt.

After Antony returned, he was very angry with Cleopatra and ignored her. The two of them lived in two places.

At this time, Cleopatra built herself a tomb-like building and enclosed herself in it. Antony returned to his palace, feeling depressed. During this period, he did not see Cleopatra. Later, it was widely rumored that Cleopatra was dead, so Antony committed suicide.

The Legend of Cleopatra Chapter 4: How charming is Cleopatra?

This story is very romantic, with two heavyweight figures, including Caesar and Antony. They were all conquered by her, so people were thinking about a question, how charming is Cleopatra?

There is a French writer, who should be a writer and critic of romanticism, Theophile Gautier said something, Cleopatra is by far the most perfect woman, the most feminine woman, the most queen-like queen, an amazing person, The poet does not need to add any beautiful words to her, she will always appear at the end of everyone's dream. That is to say, when we dream this dream or that dream, until the end, when we refuse to leave for a long time, who is it? Cleopatra appears, which means she is charming to such an extent.

How beautiful is she? It is said here that she is the most perfect woman, the most feminine woman, the most queen-like queen. In other words, no matter when you need her the most, she is the most beautiful woman. No matter what language she is familiar with, she can switch to Egyptian, Latin, or Greek at any time. This talent is probably not possessed by everyone. That is to say, she is not only beautiful, but also very talented. Talent. At this point, Plutarch has this sentence in his "Life of Antony", saying: "As for her beauty, it is not as unparalleled as people say, nor does it make people see her." It was a strong shock to anyone; but there was an irresistible attraction to talking to her, which may have been the problem, her presence, the persuasiveness of her conversation, coupled with some characteristics that exuded in her behavior towards others, It always makes people feel excited.

Her voice was full of sweetness; her tongue was like an instrument with many strings, ready to turn to any language she liked. It was a talent that not everyone had. , she speaks nine languages. This is the Ptolemaic Dynasty. As I said just now, the Ptolemaic Dynasty was the only female pharaoh who could speak Egyptian.

Such a talented person may be what really attracts Antony and Caesar. If we say how charming she is, we say it is because of her talent, not just because of her Her appearance, but her talent.

The history of ancient Egypt almost ended with her death, but she was a pharaoh who was both beautiful and knew many languages. Although we say that as a politician, being able to speak nine languages ??may not really be a good thing.