little known facts about Cleopatra‚ the famous female ruler of Egypt. For instance‚ she may have poisoned her own brother‚ and been less beautiful than has been said throughout history. Here’s part two of our list. Number Eight: A Sibling Rivalry Incest and murder attempts were a huge part of traditions back in the days of this ruler. Her first brother-spouse‚ Ptolemy XIII‚ drove her out of Egypt‚ and the pair ended up facing off in a civil war later on. Number Seven: Cleopatra had a Mysterious Death
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1King David * Born in Bethlehem ~ 1030 BCE * Dies in Jerusalem in 962 BCE * At the time of his death the land of Cannan had been split into two regions: * Judah * Israel * Grew up as a shepherd and accomplished musician. * King before him was Saul (ruled 1025-1004 BCE) * David married Saul’s daughter Michal. * Fought in the Philistine Wars alongside Saul before he was king. * Gained much of his fame from his encounter with the Philistine giant Goliath
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document‚ saving frequently Name: Cleopatra Timeline: Title: Decide what you should name your timeline. Cleopatra Description: Provide users with a summary of the timeline. Cleopatra was able to keep the throne of Egypt during the height of the Roman Empire by captivating and creating an alliance built on love with two powerful Greek rulers. Image: Include either the URL of the image you want to use‚ or the file name that you saved the image under Cleopatra and men Background Image: If you’ve
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thought that Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony could possibly be one of the mummies. The expedition has discovered a beautiful statue of Cleopatra’s head and 22 coins of her image. This contradicts the theory of her being “ugly”‚ as theorised recently in 2007 by British museum curators. No signs of African heritage were found in the head‚ also contradicting another recently advanced theory of Cleopatra’s origin. A mask of a cleft chinned man‚ resembling other known portraits of Mark Antony was found. This
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think what Plutarch is trying to imply is that women who were mothers supported their children dearly. Next‚ my example of how a Plutarch illustrates women being determined to get what they want is in Plutarch’s “Life of Marcus Brutus” and “Life of Antony”. In “Life of Marcus Brutus”‚ when Brutus’ wife Porcia asks what Brutus is up to‚ he does not tell her because of the importance of secrecy. Porcia then to gain Brutus’ trust‚ maimed herself to prove that Brutus could trust her. In this example here
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Octavian first encountered Mark Antony‚ an associate who gained respect during Caesar’s time in power‚ Antony instantly did not care for Octavian upon his arrival‚ even stating "I think he knows where he stands‚ and I don’t think he’s going to make any very large plans. He’s a pompous‚ unimpressive little fellow‚ and he would be of no account at all—if only he didn’t have some right to the use of that name. That alone won’t get him very far‚ but it has proved annoying." Antony turned out to be completely
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Biblical David and Goliath originated from the bible. It was originally written to show that God is always by your side‚ even when you’re going through a hard time. David was chosen by God to help save the people of Israel. A war between the Israelites and the Philistines were happening at the time. Many giants fought for the Philistines‚ one giant named Goliath challenged the Israelites every morning. One day David heard Goliath’s challenge and took him up on it. David took only a sword and a slingshot
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Cleopatram amavisse et in matrimonium duxisse. a. Translate – Eutropius wrote that Antony loved Cleopatra and led her into matrimony. b. Head verb – scripsit (perfect) c. Subject(s) of IS – Antonium (accusative) d. Verb(s) in IS – amavisse et duxisse (perfect active) 5. Multi Romani cognoverunt Octavianum Antonium et Cleopatram ad Actium pugnare. a. Translate – Many Romans knew that Octavian‚ Antony and Cleopatra were fighting at Actium. b. Head verb – cognoverunt (perfect) c. Subject(s) of IS –
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intend to fight. Pompey and several members of the Senate‚ fled to Brindisium (a city to the south) and escaped by sea. Pompey managed to escape before Caesar was able to capture him. Heading for Hispania‚ Caesar left Italy under the authority of Mark Antony. Their journey to Spain was to defeat a majority of Pompey’s lieutenants- weakening Pompey’s defence. Caesar’s patience gave him the upper hand- rather than directly pursuing Pompey he rendered his forces so that when he eventually fought Pompey‚
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Rome was being ruled by Mark Antony until Octavian arrived in Rome and with Marcus Aemilius Lepidus formed the second Triumvirate. At this time somewhere between 100-300 senators were executed due to their support of Liberatores‚ the group responsible for Caesar’s death. This triumvirate broke the empire into 3 parts: Lepidus was left to Africa‚ Antony to the eastern provinces‚ and Octavian remained in Italy and controlled Hispania and Gaul
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