Monthly Archives: October 2009
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
Cleopatra VII (69-30), last of the Ptolemies, was portrayed to Romans as an oriental femme fatale who had lured the great Roman general Mark Antony to his downfall. In fact Cleopatra was Greek in language, culture and background, and she relied more on her intelligence and charm to captivate Caesar and then Antony than on … Continue reading
Categories: Ancient Egypt
Tags: agrippa, ancient egypt, Cleopatra, Egypt, emperor augustus, julius caeser, mark anthony, octavian, plutarch, ptolemies, ptolemy, Queen of Egypt, Rome
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54 Massachussetts Infantry Regiment
The first African American Soldiers in the Union Army Continue reading