01 Egyptian "Glamorous"
In 30 BC, Cleopatra VII lay peacefully in a tomb beneath the temple and placed a poisonous snake on his chest, ending his short but magnificent life.
Who was Cleopatra VII? She was the last ruler in Egyptian history, she was the lover of Julius Caesar of Rome, and in order to restore her glory, hollywood studio 20th Century Fox almost went bankrupt and devoted all her efforts to making the classic movie that restored her life experience- "Cleopatra".
Cleopatra VII, known as "Cleopatra" or "Egyptian Demon Queen", was the last female pharaoh in Egyptian history, whose status was equivalent to Wu Zetian of the Chinese Tang Dynasty.
In works including Dante's Territory and Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, she is described as a "fleshly woman of the world", but in Shaw's eyes, she is "a wayward and unsympathetic woman".
In the eyes of geneticists, she is most likely a strange-looking freak, because her family follows the royal custom of marrying close relatives, and her great-grandfather, grandfather, and father's partner are all blood relatives. Therefore, some latecomers have proved by posting 3D restoration pictures that Cleopatra VII is not the beautiful queen in the story, let alone the beautiful and charming elizabeth Taylor of the protagonist in the movie "Cleopatra", she is most likely a short and frustrated woman who is not even as good as ordinary women.
However, through the authoritative release of historians, "Cleopatra" is indeed worthy of the name, Cleopatra VII not only has no genetic defects, but is outstanding and talented, but also an outstanding politician and strategist.
In the Berlin Museum, there are several Egyptian documents left over more than 2,000 years ago, which record the following: In 50 B.C., the year after Cleopatra's seventh reign, she demanded that all of Egypt's grain should not be sold to other places, but must all be shipped to the capital.
Behind this precious decree was Cleopatra VII's remarkable political aims and strategic actions, knowing that if her subjects could not fill their stomachs, the country could not be stable and prosperous.
In addition, she engraved her portrait on gold coins, increasing her influence among the people through a wide circulation of money, thus establishing her own personal brand.
The act of Cleopatra VII in successively leaving a stunning history with four kings is by no means a slander of "nature is adultery", and the reasons behind it are thought-provoking.
02 In order to gain royal power, she married her brother
Cleopatra VII was born in 69 BC, at the height of Egypt's heyday, so Cleopatra VII received a top court education.
Not only did she have a high degree of aesthetic talent, she could immediately grasp the intention of every magnificent painting and every exquisite display in the palace, but she also had a broad knowledge of everything from mechanical drawing to ship design, human anatomy, alchemy, philosophy, mathematics, urban planning, and coin making.
She even wrote a considerable number of books on mathematics, chemistry, and philosophy, and Egyptian intellectuals and some of the most eminent scientists often brainstormed with her in the palace.
Cleopatra VII knew five Chinese, and in addition to her mother tongue, Egyptian, she spoke Latin, Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic.
Cleopatra VII's father was Ptolemy XII of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, and in his will he specified that she would not be able to co-rule the imperial power until she married her half-brother Ptolemy XIII. However, in the relationship with Ptolemy XIII, the sisters and brothers gradually disagreed and disagreed.
After the sisters and brothers were married, Ptolemy XIII could not tolerate this wise woman pointing fingers at his side and being restrained by a woman, which made Ptolemy XIII feel humiliated, so Ptolemy XIII expelled the ambitious Cleopatra VII from the palace.
Cleopatra VII naturally did not give up, so he gathered soldiers in Syria and prepared to kill the palace and regain his own imperial power.
At a time when Gaius Julius Caesar, the roman dictator of life, was pursuing Pompey to Egypt, Ptolemy XIII took the opportunity to kill Pompey in order to ask Caesar for his credit, hoping to completely solve Cleopatra VII by Caesar's hand.
Cleopatra VII did not want to be a lamb to be slaughtered, and in order to win Caesar's support, she adopted a seduction strategy, stripping herself naked and wrapping herself in a blanket and sending her to Caesar's bed.
Caesar, though a heroic monarch of a generation, could not stand the seduction of Cleopatra VII's beauty, and surrendered to her pomegranate skirt that night.
Cleopatra VII became Caesar's lover, and in order to support Cleopatra VII, Caesar ordered Ptolemy XIII to carry out his father's will and let Cleopatra VII co-rule the imperial power.
Cleopatra VII, who had regained the imperial power, was not satisfied, and instigated Caesar's internal rebellion in Egypt to take the opportunity to drown Ptolemy XIII on the Nile.
Caesar gave Egypt as a gift to Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra VII bore Caesar a son in return.
03 Iron wife flowing water husband
In 44 BC, Caesar was stabbed to death, and Cleopatra VII lost the great tree he relied on.
Prior to this, due to the pressure of public opinion, Cleopatra VII remarried to his brother Ptolemy XIV, thus creating the illusion of co-ruling imperial power.
In fact, Cleopatra VII had always relied on Caesar's authority to enjoy the egyptian imperial power. This made the position of Ptolemy XIV very embarrassing, and even more embarrassing was that he was used by Cleopatra VII and then lost and poisoned.
This shows the toughness of Cleopatra VII's political maneuvering. When Caesar was assassinated, Cleopatra VII took the opportunity to return to Egypt with their sons and made him Ptolemy XV, with whom he became a co-ruler.
After Caesar's death, his adopted son Octavian formed a "rear three-headed alliance" between Antony and Rebida to wipe out Caesar's enemies. Thereafter, the Big Three ruled Rome separately.
Cleopatra VII then saw Antony's power and position, because he was divided into the rich east of the Apennine Peninsula, which could bring the greatest power and wealth to Cleopatra VII's Egypt.
Even more fortunate for Cleopatra VII, Antony also had a soft spot for her and was willing to give up everything for her.
Not only did Antony marry her, but also openly declared that he would give her All of Belgia, Phoenicia, Syria, Armenia, and Parthia, which had not yet been conquered by Rome.
How could the arrogant Romans tolerate such a foolish act of Antony and give away the possessions of Rome to others, which was a great violation of Roman custom and aroused strong resentment among the Roman people.
Octavian took the opportunity to oppose Antony and in 31 BC fought a fierce battle against Antony's army at Cape Jacquesin in northwestern Greece.
04 Everything for the country
Just as the war was raging, Cleopatra VII, who had gone out with Antony, suddenly led the Egyptian fleet out of the battlefield.
Cleopatra VII did not want his subjects to be shed in blood for other countries' wars.
What is even more astonishing is that with the departure of Cleopatra VII, the lord General Antony ignored the lives of his soldiers and followed the Egyptian female pharaoh.
Antony's army was defeated, at this time the people's hearts were in turmoil, the fighting spirit had been dispersed, Antony even shamelessly put forward a duel request to Octavian, Octavian replied: There is no need for this, if you want to die, there are more ways.
In the end, Antony killed herself, and his beloved wife Cleopatra VII knew that her life was imminent, but she did not want to fall into octavian hands, so she chose to commit suicide.
Cleopatra VII ordered her maid to put in a basket a poisonous snake, which was her final destination.
After cleopatra VII's death, people praised her differently.
To the Romans she was the "witch on the banks of the Nile", the "Cleopatra", the "Egyptian queen".
However, in the hearts of egyptians, she was a true hero who single-handedly won 22 years of peace for weak Egypt.
Alain Bauman, an ancient Egyptian historian, said: Cleopatra is not only relying on beauty to defend her country and defend her throne, she is good at socializing, skillfully circumventing international relations, and striving to maintain peace in Egypt.
Perhaps for Rome, Cleopatra VII is an uncompromising red face, but history will eventually remember: the ancient demon Ji Ji is not a disaster, only to protect the country.