Cleopatra Delivered In Carpet

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.

Cleopatra delivered in carpet.

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. She was wrapped in a rug because people wanted her dead an she was trying to get back into rome. Caesar had summoned cleopatra to alexandria in order to mediate the dispute between her and her. The three advisors thought it would not be wise to support pompey against caesar.

When pompey read more cleopatra s brilliant idea part 2. 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. 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.

From her self presentation however much it may be a fiction cleopatra and caesar had a relationship that was part political and part sexual. 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. Cleopatra queen of egypt was one of the most famous women in history. She was the last of the ptolemaic dynasty of pharaohs set up in egypt after the death of alexander the great.

Few monuments of cleopatra remain because although she captured the heart of caesar and antony it was octavian augustus who became the first emperor of rome following the assassination of caesar and the suicide of antony. Cc flickr user jon callas. Caesar was dazzled by the sight of the. Cleopatra was not egyptian.

Once pompey arrived in egypt messengers were sent to ptolemy asking him to continue the friendship his father had set up before his death. Senior lecturer faculty of life sciences university of manchester.