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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Nov 1, 2019 21:01:18 GMT
Cleopatra VII had to be one of the most fascinating people in history. yeah, her power games brought down Egypt and sentenced the Nile Valley to 900 years of foreign rule. But look at her family tree. She was the product of 300 years of unspeakable inbreeding. The Ptolomies married sister-brother, mother-son and other lovely couples. Its amazing that Cleo wasn't a blibbering idiot or had three heads and 11 arms. She is also portrayed as using her great beauty to win over Caesar and Antony but she probably looked nothing like Claudette Colbert or Liz Taylor.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Nov 1, 2019 21:57:54 GMT
Cleopatra’s beauty wasn’t her biggest asset.
Roman propaganda painted Cleopatra as a debauched temptress who used her sex appeal as a political weapon, but she may have been more renowned for her intellect than her appearance. She spoke as many as a dozen languages and was educated in mathematics, philosophy, oratory and astronomy, and Egyptian sources later described her as a ruler “who elevated the ranks of scholars and enjoyed their company.” There’s also evidence that Cleopatra wasn’t as physically striking as once believed. Coins with her portrait show her with manly features and a large, hooked nose, though some historians contend that she intentionally portrayed herself as masculine as a display of strength. For his part, the ancient writer Plutarch claimed that Cleopatra’s beauty was “not altogether incomparable,” and that it was instead her mellifluous speaking voice and “irresistible charm” that made her so desirable.
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Post by maya55555 on Nov 10, 2019 4:23:50 GMT
 The cards were stacked against her.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 10, 2019 19:19:51 GMT
Cleopatra VII had to be one of the most fascinating people in history. yeah, her power games brought down Egypt and sentenced the Nile Valley to 900 years of foreign rule. But look at her family tree. She was the product of 300 years of unspeakable inbreeding. The Ptolomies married sister-brother, mother-son and other lovely couples. Its amazing that Cleo wasn't a blibbering idiot or had three heads and 11 arms. She is also portrayed as using her great beauty to win over Caesar and Antony but she probably looked nothing like Claudette Colbert or Liz Taylor. More like a Margaret Hamilton if her bust is accurate.
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Post by maya55555 on Nov 10, 2019 19:49:49 GMT
Cleopatra VII had to be one of the most fascinating people in history. yeah, her power games brought down Egypt and sentenced the Nile Valley to 900 years of foreign rule. But look at her family tree. She was the product of 300 years of unspeakable inbreeding. The Ptolomies married sister-brother, mother-son and other lovely couples. Its amazing that Cleo wasn't a blibbering idiot or had three heads and 11 arms. She is also portrayed as using her great beauty to win over Caesar and Antony but she probably looked nothing like Claudette Colbert or Liz Taylor. More like a Margaret Hamilton if her bust is accurate. She was not that bad looking.
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Post by Morgana on Dec 8, 2019 9:51:16 GMT
From what I've read, it wasn't her beauty that captured men. It was her wit, intelligence and charm.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Dec 8, 2019 17:28:13 GMT
From what I've read, it wasn't her beauty that captured men. It was her wit, intelligence and charm. She held the richest nation in the Mediterranean in the palm of her hands. That helped.
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Post by Morgana on Dec 10, 2019 9:06:51 GMT
From what I've read, it wasn't her beauty that captured men. It was her wit, intelligence and charm. She held the richest nation in the Mediterranean in the palm of her hands. That helped.
True.
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