Gregory Aldrete

Was that a genuine love or was she just sort of using this as a way to try and keep Egypt independent to give it some status? We don't know. She does have several kids with Caesar. After Caesar is assassinated and the Roman world is having another civil war between Octavian and Mark Antony, Mark Antony is basing himself in the east. He meets Cleopatra and he has a big love affair with her.

Was that a genuine love or was she just sort of using this as a way to try and keep Egypt independent to give it some status? We don't know. She does have several kids with Caesar. After Caesar is assassinated and the Roman world is having another civil war between Octavian and Mark Antony, Mark Antony is basing himself in the east. He meets Cleopatra and he has a big love affair with her.

And this one seems pretty genuine. I mean, Antony and Cleopatra, there's a lot of stories about them kind of partying together. They like to sort of cosplay and dress up as different gods. So Cleopatra would dress up as the goddess Isis and Antony would dress up as the god Dionysus in a leopard skin and they'd have these big parties and stuff. And they end up together fighting against Octavian.

And this one seems pretty genuine. I mean, Antony and Cleopatra, there's a lot of stories about them kind of partying together. They like to sort of cosplay and dress up as different gods. So Cleopatra would dress up as the goddess Isis and Antony would dress up as the god Dionysus in a leopard skin and they'd have these big parties and stuff. And they end up together fighting against Octavian.

And this one seems pretty genuine. I mean, Antony and Cleopatra, there's a lot of stories about them kind of partying together. They like to sort of cosplay and dress up as different gods. So Cleopatra would dress up as the goddess Isis and Antony would dress up as the god Dionysus in a leopard skin and they'd have these big parties and stuff. And they end up together fighting against Octavian.

In the end, they're defeated by Octavian. Antony commits suicide. Cleopatra There's differing accounts of her death. She may have also killed herself or she may actually have been killed by Octavian to just get her out of the way. But she's an interesting figure because she was clearly a very smart woman who managed to keep Egypt alive as an independent state.

In the end, they're defeated by Octavian. Antony commits suicide. Cleopatra There's differing accounts of her death. She may have also killed herself or she may actually have been killed by Octavian to just get her out of the way. But she's an interesting figure because she was clearly a very smart woman who managed to keep Egypt alive as an independent state.

In the end, they're defeated by Octavian. Antony commits suicide. Cleopatra There's differing accounts of her death. She may have also killed herself or she may actually have been killed by Octavian to just get her out of the way. But she's an interesting figure because she was clearly a very smart woman who managed to keep Egypt alive as an independent state.

She seemed to have actually cared about Egypt and identified with it and succeeded at a time with all these famous people in being a real kind of mover and shaker and a force in events.

She seemed to have actually cared about Egypt and identified with it and succeeded at a time with all these famous people in being a real kind of mover and shaker and a force in events.

She seemed to have actually cared about Egypt and identified with it and succeeded at a time with all these famous people in being a real kind of mover and shaker and a force in events.

She's certainly, again, she's someone that her image is incredibly important. And I mean, one of the interesting things, you know, the whole question of gender in the Roman world. I mean, this gets into Roman sources, but of course, it's a heavily male-dominated history. Yeah. I mean, men and women did not have equality in ancient Rome. It's a male-dominated society. It's misogynist in many ways.

She's certainly, again, she's someone that her image is incredibly important. And I mean, one of the interesting things, you know, the whole question of gender in the Roman world. I mean, this gets into Roman sources, but of course, it's a heavily male-dominated history. Yeah. I mean, men and women did not have equality in ancient Rome. It's a male-dominated society. It's misogynist in many ways.

She's certainly, again, she's someone that her image is incredibly important. And I mean, one of the interesting things, you know, the whole question of gender in the Roman world. I mean, this gets into Roman sources, but of course, it's a heavily male-dominated history. Yeah. I mean, men and women did not have equality in ancient Rome. It's a male-dominated society. It's misogynist in many ways.

But what I'm constantly struck by is when you start again delving into the sources, you always hear, okay, well, there was this one woman who was a philosopher, and she's an exception to the rule. And yeah, okay, she's fine. And then you start looking, oh, and there's also 60 other female philosophers. Well, is that so much an exception anymore? Or Cleopatra is the one queen.

But what I'm constantly struck by is when you start again delving into the sources, you always hear, okay, well, there was this one woman who was a philosopher, and she's an exception to the rule. And yeah, okay, she's fine. And then you start looking, oh, and there's also 60 other female philosophers. Well, is that so much an exception anymore? Or Cleopatra is the one queen.

But what I'm constantly struck by is when you start again delving into the sources, you always hear, okay, well, there was this one woman who was a philosopher, and she's an exception to the rule. And yeah, okay, she's fine. And then you start looking, oh, and there's also 60 other female philosophers. Well, is that so much an exception anymore? Or Cleopatra is the one queen.

She's this strong queen. And then you're looking, well, there was this other queen here. There was this queen here. There was this queen here who led armies. And here's another one who led armies. And again, it's like, well, are they exceptions to the rule or is just the history that was written, which is written by men, a little bit selective in how it portrays them?

She's this strong queen. And then you're looking, well, there was this other queen here. There was this queen here. There was this queen here who led armies. And here's another one who led armies. And again, it's like, well, are they exceptions to the rule or is just the history that was written, which is written by men, a little bit selective in how it portrays them?

She's this strong queen. And then you're looking, well, there was this other queen here. There was this queen here. There was this queen here who led armies. And here's another one who led armies. And again, it's like, well, are they exceptions to the rule or is just the history that was written, which is written by men, a little bit selective in how it portrays them?