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Showing posts with label Cleopatra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cleopatra. Show all posts
Sunday, January 22, 2017

Political Intrigue: The Fake News that Sealed the Fate of Antony and Cleopatra

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Ancient Origins Eve MacDonald / The Conversation The papers and social media are today full of claims of fake news; back and forth th...
Friday, March 25, 2016

History Trivia - Ptolemy XII drowns in the Nile

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March 25 47 BC Ptolemy XII, King of Egypt and brother of Cleopatra, drowned in the Nile, probably with an assist by Julius Caesar, wh...
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

The face of Cleopatra: was she really so beautiful?

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History Extra The image of Cleopatra on the silver denarius dated to 32 BC being displayed at Newcastle University, 14 February 200...
Saturday, January 30, 2016

When did Ancient Egypt start and end?

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History Extra When did Ancient Egypt start and end? When we think about ‘ancient Egypt’ we are usually imaginging the dynastic period...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

History Trivia - Cleopatra commits suicide

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August 12  30 BC –Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, committed suicide, allegedly by means of...
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Polish Archaeologists Discover Rare Gift from Father of Cleopatra

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Ancient Origins A linen cloth that was once given as a gift by the father of legendary Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII has been discovered ...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Family Ties: 8 Truly Dysfunctional Royal Families

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      Cleopatra confronts Julius Caesar in this 1866 painting. She had been driven from the palace in Alexandria by her brother, Pt...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

History Trivia - Ptolemy XII, King of Egypt and brother of Cleopatra, drowns in the Nile

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March 25 47 BC Ptolemy XII, King of Egypt and brother of Cleopatra, drowned in the Nile, probably with an assist by Julius Caesar, who...
Saturday, March 21, 2015

History Trivia - Cleopatra restored to the throne

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March 21  47 BC, Julius Caesar defeated Ptolemy XII, Cleopatra's brother and rival, at Alexandria, Egypt, thus restoring Cleopatra...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

History Trivia - Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, commits suicide

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August 12 30 BC –Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, committed suicide, allegedly by means of an...
Monday, March 24, 2014

History Trivia - City of Venice founded

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March 25 47 BC Ptolemy XII, King of Egypt and brother of Cleopatra, drowned in the Nile, probably with an assist by Julius Caesar, w...
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Friday, March 21, 2014

History Trivia - Julius Caesar defeats Ptolemy XII, restores Cleopatra to the throne

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March 21 47 BC, Julius Caesar defeated Ptolemy XII, Cleopatra's brother and rival, at Alexandria, Egypt, thus restoring Cleopatra to...