Cultural depictions of Cleopatra VII

30 B.C., Cleopatra entered a mausoleum in Alexandria and committed suicide. She had spent the last two decades as the last independent Pharaoh of Egypt. Cleopatra battled her siblings ruthlessly for power, engaged the Roman emperor in military action, and had more than one passionate and well-known affairs. She is one of the most loved figures in ancient history, constantly defying gender roles and female stereotypes, and her life was steeped in adventure and mystery. Best of all, Cleopatra was…

Cleopatra, an Egyptian queen. She was married to her brother Ptolemy XIII, an Egyptian King. An Egyptian rule a queen always has to be lead by a king. There are many records of how beautiful of a woman Cleopatra's was and how her beauty drew in Julius Caesar. Before Julius Caesar met Cleopatra, he already had been married twice, Pompeia whom he divorced because of scandal with other men, and Calpurnia whom he was still married to when he met Cleopatra. Julius Caesar and Cleopatra met when Julius…

Cleopatra is still a modern day icon thousands of years after her rule, many successful plays and movies are still based on her love affairs and different leadership styles. Known for the power of seduction and power over men, she was able to dominate a male society. After stabbing her own brother in the back, Cleopatra was able to become the only pharaoh that ruled Alexandria, which allowed her to become the primary dictator. Since Egypt and Rome were able to become allies, it gave more power…

A central theme in William Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar”, is blinding pride. Julius Caesar’s pride is his tragic flaw. It causes him to be blinded to the things he is doing and the dangerous fate he is warned of. His arrogance causes him to be ignorant to what is happening around him, though he is the one that is liable. “Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man... It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above…

her image, Cleopatra remained a woman of many different qualities throughout her life, some of these qualities helped her while some of her iconic qualities ruined her. Cleopatra was born in 69 BCE, and ended up being the final ruler of ancient Egypt. Cleopatra was part of the Ptolemy Dynasty, that took control of Egypt around 300 BCE (Frost). When she turned eighteen, her father died, making her and her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII, the new co-rulers of Egypt (“Cleopatra”). When Cleopatra took…

Our lesson this week starts off with a discussion about a very bad habit we have of not being thankful for the magnificent gift of salvation that we have received from Jesus Christ. If we ever stop and think about being so ungrateful for the great gift of salvation that Jesus made available to us we can review a biblical account that will make us stop and think that we aren’t the only ones who have failed to thank Jesus for some wonderful gift he gave them. Jesus gave ten men that He encountered…

the actual adornment of the mummies themselves. Abandoning the preceding use of bright colors and patterned designs of the cartonnage, coffins, and sarcophagi, we see a focus on the patterns of the linen wrappings of the body and the individual depiction of the deceased. Through this new style of…