Cleopatra was the last female pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt and the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt. After Cleopatra committed suicide, the shattered Egypt was soon taken over by the Roman rulers by force and became an administrative province of the Roman Republic.
As one of the four ancient civilizations, ancient Egypt has gone through nearly 3,000 years from unification to demise. Ancient Egypt once reached the peak of glory under the rule of successive pharaohs, but later, ancient Egypt was still invaded by foreign tribes several times, and its national strength declined a lot.
Cleopatra, a woman with royal ambitions, after ascending to the peak of power, in order to keep ancient Egypt from being annexed by the Roman Empire, did not hesitate to use beauty to circumvent the men who held the real power in Rome, so that ancient Egypt was saved from the pain of war. Maintaining peace and stability for more than 20 years is the main achievement of Cleopatra's life.
Cleopatra, who is ambitious for kingship, Cleopatra
Born in 69 BC, Cleopatra was a pure-blooded descendant of the ancient Egyptian royal family, and her father was Olette, the twelfth monarch of the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt.
As an adult, Cleopatra assigned her to her half-brother Ptolemy XIII, according to ancient Egyptian law. Since then, Cleopatra, the crown prince, and Juntopramic XIII have ruled the power of ancient Egypt.
Although Ptolemy XIII was cleopatra's younger brother, the political views of the two men were far apart.
This young couple has no intention of accommodating and accommodating each other at all, and often secretly fights for the power struggle. Soon after the two were married, the lonely Cleopatra was expelled to Syria by Ptolemy XIII, a great humiliation that made Cleopatra angry but had to swallow for a while.
The mature and scheming Cleopatra was not willing to be defeated in this way, and in order to regain power, she thought of a plan to regain power by relying on the strong, and this "strong" was the Roman ruler who had great talent at that time, Julius Caesar.
Cleopatra's romantic love affair with Julius Caesar
The scrappy Cleopatra finally waited for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – Julius Caesar of Rome had come to ancient Egypt in pursuit of the rebel general Pompey.
In order to seize the opportunity of meeting Caesar the Roman Emperor, Cleopatra and his subordinates carefully planned a plan, the purpose of which was to use his beauty to win Caesar's favor and support.
One of Cleopatra's henchmen first disguised himself as a merchant and went to Caesar's quarters to ask for a meeting, while at the same time the confidant brought a blanket rolled into a barrel.
When he entered Caesar's quarters, cleopatra, who was dressed so charmingly, actually emerged from the blanket. Caesar looked at the beautiful and beautiful young woman in front of him, and his heart was immediately moved.
After a good night's supper, the brave Cleopatra successfully captured the heart of Julius Caesar, and since then, Julius Caesar has been attached to the beautiful and sexy Cleopatra.
For Julius Caesar, Cleopatra was wild and exotic, and he fell under the pomegranate skirt of this beauty, listening with love to her grievances and willingly solving the problem of regaining her royal power.
In order to return to the center of power, Caesar ordered the execution of Ptolemy XII's will, first allowing Cleopatra to return to the palace and co-rule with Ptolemy XIII in ancient Egypt.
Soon, Ptolemy XIII fell into the Nile on his way to suppress the rebellion and eventually drowned at the bottom of the river. When Cleopatra heard the news, she realized that the opportunity had come, so she took full control of the throne and power, and at the age of 18, she became a female pharaoh of Egypt.
Caesar let his beloved Cleopatra get what he wanted, and in order to secure his relationship with Caesar forever, Cleopatra was willing to conceive and bore Julius Caesar a son named Caesar.
Caesar was killed, and Cleopatra quickly found another patron, the Roman general Antony
Caesar was fascinated by Cleopatra and promised to marry her officially, making her the first empress of the Roman Empire. But what no one expected was that Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, and the sad Cleopatra hurried back to Egypt with her son, and the woman with the crown of the world once again fell into the panic of no backing.
As soon as Caesar died, civil unrest broke out in Rome, and eventually Caesar's adopted son Octavian and Deligan joined forces with Antony to quell the unrest. Octavian and Antony jointly held power in the Roman Empire, while Egypt was divided into antony's domain.
Antony personally visited Egypt, and Cleopatra immediately realized that this was a great opportunity to get close to and win Antony over. As a result, cleopatra, who was dressed in a luxurious and dazzling way, offered his wisdom and humor at the banquet, and successfully attracted Anthony's attention with his seductive style and elegant conversation.
After the banquet, Cleopatra bathed and changed clothes and rushed to Anthony's place, where he could not resist the beautiful Anthony accepting the fragrant and sexy Cleopatra.
The Beauty Plan succeeded again, Cleopatra and Antony fell in love, and during their 12 years of cohabitation, Cleopatra gave birth to 3 children for Antony, once again preserving her pharaoh's position and the integrity of Egyptian territory and sovereignty.
Antony was defeated and killed, and Cleopatra committed suicide in a desperate situation
A country could not tolerate two masters, and Antony and Octavian went to war in 31 BC to monopolize the power of Rome. Octavian, after several years of meticulous preparation, achieved a great advantage in the war, and soon Antony was defeated.
In order not to be captured, Antony chose to draw his sword and kill himself, and Octavian led his troops to surround the capital of Egypt, captured Cleopatra, and put her under house arrest.
Cleopatra was old and decaying at this time, and she did not want to see all her glory in vain, so she secretly found a poisonous snake, let the snake bite herself, and a few minutes later, a generation of Cleopatra was poisoned to death.
Octavian buried cleopatra in the same place as Antony, in accordance with Cleopatra's last wishes. But Octavian was not a merciful king, and he killed all the children born to Cleopatra in order to cut the grass and remove the roots and never have any trouble.
There is an old Chinese saying: Those who show people with color decay and love to relax, love to relax and grace. No matter how glamorous Cleopatra's face is, it will eventually age with the passage of time. Modern research believes that cleopatra, in addition to beauty, has retained men's hearts with outstanding talent and wisdom
It's not just beauty
In a book called Egypt Antiquology: The Lost Century, Cleopatra is often referred to as a "scholar of goodness," often citing her scientific discourse.
A British scholar specializing in ancient Egyptian antiquities also found this account in a rare collection of ancient Arabic texts: Cleopatra wrote several scientific books, and she often invited scientists to discuss scientific problems in her palace. Not only that, Cleopatra was personally involved in the overall architectural design of Alexandria.
Although it is now generally believed that Cleopatra has the support and favor of men just by virtue of her beauty, real history tells us that Cleopatra exchanged wisdom and atmosphere, bravery and erudition for everything she wanted, otherwise Caesar and Antony, who were everywhere and well-informed, would never have fallen under her pomegranate skirt.
Come to think of it, Cleopatra's most powerful weapon in conquering men is not beauty and sexiness, but her knowledge and wisdom!