She is beautiful, once relied on beauty to stand at the peak of power, but it is said that she is the queen of greed who died bare-chested, she is talented, rules the country with knowledge, but is considered by some to have no bottom line, seeking power, she committed suicide for her lover, but was suspected of being framed, she is synonymous with the mystery, and there is a more well-known name------ Cleopatra. Cleopatra VII, the last female pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt.
Cleopatra is best known for her beautiful appearance and sexy body, after all, she is known as the "flesh queen", and as the supreme ruler of Egypt, she finally chose the way of biting the chest by a poisonous snake to commit suicide, ending her life and that of Egypt.
So how did Cleopatra make so many monarchs worship under pomegranate skirts? Where did the two largest pearls in human history that she owned? Was she really a poisonous snake who attacked her chest and committed suicide?
In 305 BC, Alexander the Great's general Ptolemysotel officially became king, establishing the Ptolemaic dynasty, and in 51 BC, Ptolemy XII died, and according to custom, the eldest son succeeded him, but only if Ptolemy needed to marry his half-sister Cleopatra, and the two managed the country together, this sister was later Cleopatra.
But the marriage between the two is not happy, after three years of living after marriage, Terra was driven out by his brother and husband Ptolemy XIII and went into exile, which is basically the finale for ordinary women, but for women with strong hearts, enchanting appearances, hot bodies and smart minds, everything has just begun.
She secretly recruited troops and looked for opportunities, and finally she waited, this opportunity was Caesar of Rome, Caesar was also because of the rebellion of his general Pompey, fled to Egypt and was taken in by XIII, and then Caesar also chased Egypt, and the 13-year-old Ptolemy XIII killed Pompey and sacrificed his head to Caesar in order not to be an enemy of Caesar. But Caesar was not satisfied with XIII's selfish behavior.
After Petra next to him knew about this, he asked a merchant to roll his naked self into the quilt and send him to Caesar's tent, and Caesar saw that the stunner in front of him was like an angel, and the two fell in love and became a family. Then it was logical to destroy Ptolemy XIII. Terra also officially entered Egypt, but in order to justify his name, Petra symbolically married his other brother, Ptolemy XIV. Caesar also attended the wedding of the two. After marriage, Terra and Caesar did not converge, and spent two months on their honeymoon under the nose of the fourteenth, during which Terra gave birth to Caesar his only son.
In 45 BC, Caesar officially invited Petra to visit Rome, but in order to justify his name, he could only take the puppet pharaoh Ptolemy XIV with him, and lived in Caesar's private residence in Rome, and Caesar also built a temple of Venus dedicated to ancestors in Rome, and sculpted the golden statue of Petra next to the statue of the goddess. At that time, many people in the streets of Rome mocked Caesar for messing with the foreign queen. Of course Caesar didn't care.
On March 15, 44 BC, Caesar was assassinated by the Roman senators, and Petra panicked, but he quickly calmed down, and the first thing she did was poison Ptolemy XIV and take control of all of Egypt. After the death of the fourteenth, Petra followed the laws of Egypt and took Caesar's two-year-old son Leon, the younger Caesar, to the throne and became Ptolemy XV.
Patra obeyed the government and controlled the power of Egypt, but she was not willing to do this, she also set her sights on Rome, although Caesar died, but the power still existed, at this time Rome was controlled by Caesar's love Antony, but just experienced civil strife, Antony's soldiers and horses lost food and grass seriously, and wanted to come to Egypt to ask for some benefits.
When he came to the most luxurious ship in Egypt and met Pat, dressed as Venus, the goddess of love, he was completely trapped by the beautiful woman in front of him. After a few years without shame, Antony even ignored Roman law for Patra, took his original wife off and officially married Patra.
The key is that Antony wants the son of Patra and Caesar to inherit the throne of Rome, which Antony's ex-wife can not stand it, on September 2, 31 BC, there was a civil war in Rome, Antony committed suicide in defeat, and Patra's backers fell again, and finally ended his life with poisoning with his own hands.
So how did Patra get these men at the top of power to fall in love with herself? Is it just because of beauty? Not really
Some scientists claim to have restored Cleopatra's original appearance, but she doesn't even look like a public face, and she can only say that she is not so ugly, so where is her charm?
According to archaeologists, Patra speaks at least 5 or even 12 languages, and her speech and demeanor are enough to make her always the most striking of the crowd, she is knowledgeable and scheming, and can rule a country like a politician, so she is by no means only face, but also talent.
There is also a puzzle, where did the two largest pearls in human history owned by Patra go?
The Roman historian Pliny wrote a story in which it is mentioned that Patra swallowed a pearl and vinegar into her stomach, and it is said that another was worn on her ear until she was torn off after her death, split in half, and set in the ear of the god Venus in the Pantheon in Rome.
In the end, did she really commit suicide by attacking her chest with a poisonous snake?
This issue has been debated by historians and art circles for thousands of years, because according to historical records, Cleopatra's baby snakes could hide in fruit baskets or jugs, slowly and painfully bitten, and it stands to reason that Cleopatra would not have chosen this method. Most likely, he was murdered.
A generation of gorgeous Cleopatra finally failed to seduce everyone, American actress Elizabeth Taylor was able to perform her stunning appearance, but it was difficult to reproduce the demeanor of this female politician who took the helm and stepped on the clouds, she played with power all her life, and finally died under the sharp blade of power