Plutarch’s account of Alcibiades and the Hermae This incident has been recorded in many historical documents such as the works‚ biographer Plutarch and‚ historian Thucydides. From analysis of these their accounts is can be deduced that Plutarch’s account is unreliable and presents a biased point of view. Plutarch was a biographer in ancient times; he was born in Greece and is best known for his ‘immortal’ text Parallel lives. The idea of this text was to pair a philosophical biography of a famous
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What do the representations of Cleopatra in film and on television (as shown on DVD video ’Cleopatra’) tell us about howher reputation changed over time? Discuss with reference to two or three representations In order to answer this question we must explore how the social and economic differences altered interpretations of Cleopatra and the effect it had on visual representations. Cleopatra‚ the last Hellenistic Queen of Egypt‚ was first portrayed by Theda Bara in 1917. She used her ’vamp’ like
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Stacy Schiff. Cleopatra: A Life. New York‚ NY: Little‚ Brown and Company‚ 2010. Cleopatra has been viewed through the centuries as a cunning seductress. In Cleopatra: A Life‚ Pulitzer Prize-winning Stacy Schiff gives back Cleopatra her reality: She was extremely intelligent‚ well educated‚ a powerful leader and a gifted strategist. Schiff provides an unraveling of fact and fiction regarding the highly mythologized Cleopatra. Schiff discusses many elements of her life‚ including Cleopatra and her rise
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As a fellow Roman‚ a professional soldier‚ and a public official‚ I am here today once again seeking each and every one of my loyal followers encouragement and hoping to gain any non-supporters approval. As many of you may know‚ my name is Marc Antony and I‚ am asking for your vote. Why am I running for King‚ you may ask? Quite simply‚ I feel that Rome is in need of fresh ideas and a new brand of leadership. For years I have watched from the sidelines as Rome’s own officials became corrupt
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Actual recipes of body salt scrubs were discovered in medical papryi. It was found that Cleopatra added one to two cups of dead sea salt into her bath. The minerals in sea salt combat stress and aging. They contain magnesium which combats fluid retention‚ calcium which strengthens nails and helps circulation‚ potassium which energizes the
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cruel‚ and feared but loved. Cleopatra had these attributions that allowed her to use her beauty‚ creativity‚ and ruthlessness to become one of Egypt’s most famous Pharaoh. Cleopatra used her wits‚ intelligence‚ and cleverness to remain “co-leader” in Egypt. To help her regain the throne back‚ Cleopatra hatched a plan to intervene with Caesar by rolling herself up in a carpet and displaying herself to him (Crawford). So impressed with her beauty and wits‚ Cleopatra won Caesar over and regained power
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“behind” in the sense of “not keeping up with” – in a word: “face-ism.” Face-ism is the phenomenon of men’s faces tending to receive more prominence than women’s from depictions in advertising to‚ as recently discussed‚ politicians (Konrath & Schwarz). Cleopatra was depicted on a coin in contrast to the monumental statues of males‚ according to the documentary. Could this be an example of behind a great man there is a great woman? This would
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a bad man and he had to be killed for the sake of Rome. Another man by the name of Marc Antony‚ who was a loyal friend of Caesar‚ comes and turns the tide over to his favor. He does this by delivering a powerful speech to the people of Rome at Caesar’s funeral. Marc Antony is a skilled orator because he excels at using rhetorical devices such as:ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. One of the many ways that Mark Antony is an excellent speaker is how he uses the rhetorical device ethos. He persuades the crowd
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extent do Roman depictions of Cleopatra appear to have influenced how she has been depicted on TV and in Film? Mention the name Cleopatra‚ and most people will think of the character portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor from the 1963 classic film “Cleopatra” - but is she the true depiction of the Queen of Egypt? This essay will be looking at to what extent Roman historians have influenced the way that she has been portrayed in film and TV in the modern age. Cleopatra VII was the last queen of the
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Cleopatra was beautiful and irresistible. She was a cultured woman who could speak many different languages‚ knew about geography and follow along with the best in politics. It was quite rare for a woman to be both educated and attractive in that time period. Therefore‚ It has being criticized for a thousand years that whether Cleopatra was a professional queen that know how to use her beauty to do everything for her beloved country or just a gorgeous woman who was easily and passionately in love
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