Cleopatra VII (69-30 BCE) was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Renowned for her intelligence, political acumen, and romantic liaisons with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, Cleopatra sought to defend Egypt’s independence amid the growing power of Rome. Her life and dramatic death by suicide have inspired countless works of art and literature.
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In praising Antony I have dispraised Caesar.
CleopatraMy honour was not yielded, but conquered merely.
CleopatraI will not be triumphed over.
CleopatraFool! Don’t you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.
CleopatraCelerity is never more admired than by the negligent.
CleopatraAll strange and terrible events are welcome, but comforts we despise.
Cleopatra