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"First erected in ancient Egypt in 1450 BCE, Cleopatra's Needle... it actually sits on top of a historical time capsule."
"Cleopatra has a whole life and career well before that and even before she meets Caesar."
"Cleopatra, as a Ptolemy, has a built-in sense of grandeur."
"Cleopatra... she's brilliant, she's cunning, she's charming, she's seductive."
"Cleopatra VII of Egypt was the most famous person in the past."
"With Caesar's help, Cleopatra was the winner of the war. Once reinforcements arrived, there was a decisive confrontation. Cleopatra's enemies were routed, Caesar installed her as queen."
"Egyptians are fighting so-called Afrocentrists; it started with the polemic surrounding the new Netflix documentary about Cleopatra."
"Cleopatra remains one of the most renowned female rulers in history."
"Cleopatra was not like a supermodel even though that's how Hollywood likes to depict her. Cleopatra was in fact someone who was very sexy because her personality was really incredible."
"Cleopatra was determined not to let the conquering Roman Empire find out where the tomb would be."
"Cleopatra was a cunning politician who used her position as queen of Egypt to make her one of the most powerful individuals of her time."
"The underwater ruins of Cleopatra's Palace offer a fascinating window into the past, providing unprecedented insights into Cleopatra's era."
"Cleopatra: a woman who controlled her own destiny, a great politician."
"Cleopatra rests among antiquities' most daring queens."
"Cleopatra's story is one of the best and most important we have from ancient history."
"Cleopatra, born into a dynasty that ruled Egypt for over 200 years, faced a nightmare of a family."
"Cleopatra's rise to power: a tumultuous journey marked by exile, cunning, and determination."
"Cleopatra, persuading Caesar to support her cause, reshaping the fate of Egypt."
"Cleopatra was very canny in associating herself with a goddess who already was a great favorite of the Egyptians."
"Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian. She was actually the last of a Macedonian Greek dynasty called the Ptolemaic line."
"Cleopatra is highly educated, speaks seven languages, and is a brilliant politician and strategist."
"Let's see what Cleopatra Grand has in store for us."
"Cleopatra was to oversee a vast expansion of Egyptian territory."
"Was Cleopatra beautiful? For her beauty as we are told, was in itself not altogether incomparable, nor such as to strike those who saw her, but converse with her had an irresistible charm."
"When Cleopatra died, she was only 39 years old but had been a lover of Antony for over a decade. Together in life, inseparable even in their deaths."
"It's clear that Cleopatra is very much involved at this point, and there are a number of scenes following this all of which evoke ideas of birth and nurturing very young children."
"So Cleopatra and Julius Caesar gained the upper hand, and they defeat the forces of Ptolemy the 13th."
"Cleopatra's perfume was likely named after the city where it was invented, Mendes."
"Legend has it Cleopatra had plotted to steal it."
"The death of Cleopatra signaled the end of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt."
"What's beautiful about Cleopatra is that everyone can imagine her in their own way."
"Cleopatra proved that women were capable of ruling nations with intelligence, grace, and sometimes brutality."
"Cleopatra wasn't just a shrewd and charming diplomat; she was also a student of mathematics, medicine, alchemy, economics, history, geography, and spoke nine languages."
"Cleopatra doused her ship's sails with perfume before sailing to her first rendezvous with Mark Anthony to make sure that he smelled her before he saw her."
"Cleopatra was produced just before the production code's strict enforcement."
"Cleopatra actually lived closer to the founding of nfts than she did to the building of Giza."
"The resting place of Cleopatra remains a complete mystery."
"I think Cleopatra had milk baths, apparently they're very good for your skin, very hydrating."
"Cleopatra the seventh Philopator, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, is one of ancient history's most enigmatic and captivating figures."
"Cleopatra was highly educated, studying various subjects under the guidance of scholars and tutors, and was fluent in several languages."
"She was a skilled diplomat and administrator, using her linguistic abilities and charm to forge alliances and maintain her role despite her challenges."
"Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide."
"Cleopatra, the father-loving goddess, was the last in a long line of Greek Ptolemaic rulers."
"Renowned for her beauty, her political guile and toughness were actually her most formidable assets."
"She would live to become the first non-Roman citizen to be featured on a Roman coin."
"Many historians seem to think the real powers as far as Cleopatra's seductive and charismatic powers came a lot more from her intelligent elegance than her physical beauty."
"Cleopatra known for being extremely intelligent, so from an early age she had to have known the two greatest odds of a violent death came from within her family."
"She was allegedly the first and only Ptolemy to bother to learn the language of Egypt, the language of the 7 million people over whom she ruled."
"Historians estimate Cleopatra's annual cash revenue was probably between 12,000 and 15,000 silver talents."
"She herself lay under a canopy of golden cloth, adorned like Venus."
"This may be as close as we'll ever get to seeing Cleopatra in the flesh."
"Cleopatra the seventh was well known for her ability to converse and write in other languages."
"Cleopatra lived way before the invasion of the Arabs in 639 A.D."
"Cleopatra was the queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, the last of the Hellenistic rulers over Egypt."
"Cleopatra lived closer to our time than to the building of the Pyramids of Giza."
"Cleopatra outsmarted everyone; she was highly educated and sophisticated."
"Cleopatra clearly proved herself to her father as a capable individual."
"She is the most famous woman from ancient history, a living goddess."
"Cleopatra rests among antiquity's most daring queens."
"Cleopatra was the last of the Pharaohs, but she found immortality too, not in the Great Pyramids of Giza or in the tombs of the Valley of the Kings, but in legends that will endure the sands of time."
"Join me as I travel to Egypt to uncover the real story of one of history's most famous Queens, Cleopatra."
"Cleopatra, the legendary beauty who nearly brought the Roman Empire to its knees."
"Cleopatra's history was written by her enemies, her Roman conquerors."
"These Arabic manuscripts are complimentary about her ability as a leader."
"She was a great philosopher, appreciated the company of scholars, and wrote several books on medicine, cosmetics, and other branches of wisdom."
"Archaeologists in Egypt discover a tunnel that may lead to the long-lost tomb of Cleopatra."
"Cleopatra was supposed to have a great love for the green gemstone and used to adorn herself with a lot of emeralds."
"Cleopatra's tomb was never discovered; she ensured that it would never fall into Roman hands."
"If Cleopatra popped up in the modern day, do you think she wouldn't be a fashionista and be wearing all that modern jazz?"
"Cleopatra is remembered as a smart, judicious, and passionate woman."
"Cleopatra is closer in time to the first Pizza Hut than the building of the Pyramids of Giza."
"Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra loved wearing red lipstick."
"Honey is Cleopatra's beauty secret to keep her skin youthful and radiant."